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fox (enc)

Fox

Noun1.fox - alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
canid, canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
Reynard - a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
Vulpes vulpes, red fox - the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species
Vulpes fulva, red fox - New World fox; often considered the same species las the Old World fox
prairie fox, Vulpes velox, kit fox - small gray fox of the plains of western North America
kit fox, Vulpes macrotis - small gray fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox
Alopex lagopus, arctic fox, white fox - thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter
gray fox, grey fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus - dark gray American fox; from Central America through southern United States
2.fox - a shifty deceptive person
beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
3.fox - the gray or reddish-brown fur of a fox
fur, pelt - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
4.Fox - English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
national leader, solon, statesman - a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
5.Fox - English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
religionist, religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity
6.Fox - a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
Algonquian, Algonquin - a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
7.Fox - the Algonquian language of the Fox people
Algonquian language, Algonquin, Algonquian - family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
Verb1.fox - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with
snooker - fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk"
2.fox - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
demoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"
bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disoriented
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
3.fox - become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
spot - become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"

 

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