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Fox

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Fox  (fks)
n. pl. Fox or Fox·es
1.
a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting various parts of southern Michigan, southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and eastern Iowa, with present-day populations in central Iowa and with the Sauk in Oklahoma.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Algonquian language of the Fox.

[Translation of French Renards, foxes, perhaps translation of Fox wa·koe·haki, foxes (applied as a name to a clan with the totem of a fox).]

Fox, Charles James 1749-1806.
British politician who supported American independence and the French Revolution.

Fox, George 1624-1691.
English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends, or Quakers (1647-1648).

Fox, Vicente Born 1942.
Mexican businessman and politician who served as president (2000-2006), ending 71 years of uninterrupted rule by Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party.

Fox, William Originally Wilhelm Fried. 1879-1952.
Hungarian-born American motion-picture executive who founded his own film company (1915) and merged with 20th Century Pictures to form 20th Century Fox (1935). His company led in the development of sound movies.

fox  (fks)
n. pl. fox·es also fox
1.
a. Any of various carnivorous mammals of the genus Vulpes and related genera, related to the dogs and wolves and characteristically having upright ears, a pointed snout, and a long bushy tail.
b. The fur of one of these mammals.
2. A crafty, sly, or clever person.
3. Slang A sexually attractive person.
4. Nautical Small cordage made by twisting together two or more strands of tarred yarn.
5. Archaic A sword.
v. foxed, fox·ing, fox·es
v.tr.
1. To trick or fool by ingenuity or cunning; outwit.
2. To baffle or confuse.
3. To make (beer) sour by fermenting.
4. To repair (a shoe) by attaching a new upper.
5. Obsolete To intoxicate.
v.intr.
1. To act slyly or craftily.
2. To turn sour in fermenting. Used of beer.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

fox [fɒks]
n pl foxes, fox
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any canine mammal of the genus Vulpes and related genera. They are mostly predators that do not hunt in packs and typically have large pointed ears, a pointed muzzle, and a bushy tail Related adj vulpine
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the fur of any of these animals, usually reddish-brown or grey in colour
3. a person who is cunning and sly
4. Slang chiefly US a sexually attractive woman
5. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Bible
a.  a jackal
b.  an image of a false prophet
6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical small stuff made from yarns twisted together and then tarred
vb
1. (tr) to perplex or confound to fox a person with a problem
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to cause (paper, wood, etc.) to become discoloured with spots, or (of paper, etc.) to become discoloured, as through mildew
3. (tr) to trick; deceive
4. (intr) to act deceitfully or craftily
5. (tr) Austral informal to pursue stealthily; tail
6. (tr) Austral informal to chase and retrieve (a ball)
7. (tr) Obsolete to befuddle with alcoholic drink
[Old English; related to Old High German fuhs, Old Norse fōa fox, Sanskrit puccha tail; see vixen]
foxlike  adj

Fox [fɒks]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl Fox, Foxes a member of a North American Indian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

Fox2
n
1. (Biographies / Fox, Charles James (1749-1806) M, British, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: orator) Charles James. 1749-1806, British Whig statesman and orator. He opposed North over taxation of the American colonies and Pitt over British intervention against the French Revolution. He advocated parliamentary reform and the abolition of the slave trade
2. (Biographies / Fox, George (1624-1691) M, English, RELIGION: Quaker religious leader) George. 1624-91, English religious leader; founder (1647) of the Society of Friends (Quakers)
3. (Biographies / Fox, Vicente (1942 M, Mexican, POLITICS: politician) Vicente (Spanish viˈθɛnte). born 1942, Mexican politician; president of Mexico from 2000
4. (Biographies / Fox, Sir William (1812-1893) M, New Zealandnational of birth: English, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) Sir William. 1812-93, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1856; 1861-62; 1869-72; 1873)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Foxfox - 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
vixen - a female fox
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 as the Old World fox
prairie fox, Vulpes velox, kit fox - small grey fox of the plains of western North America
kit fox, Vulpes macrotis - small grey 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 grey American fox; from Central America through southern United States
2.Foxfox - a shifty deceptive person            
beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
3.fox - the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
fur, pelt - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
4.FoxFox - English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
5.FoxFox - English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
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
Algonquian language, Algonquin, Algonquian - family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
Verb1.Foxfox - 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"

fox
noun reynard footprints of badgers and foxes
Related words
adjective vulpine
male dog
female vixen
young cub, kit
collective noun skulk
habitation earth
Translations
fox [fɒks]
A. N
1. (= dog fox) → zorro m; (= female fox) → zorra f
2. (fig) (= cunning person) → zorro m
he's an old foxes un viejo zorro
B. VT (esp Brit) (= deceive) → engañar; (= puzzle) → dejar perplejo a
this will fox themesto les despistará
you had me completely foxed thereeso me tuvo completamente despistado
C. CPD fox cub Ncachorro m (de zorro)
fox fur Npiel f de zorro
fox terrier Nfoxterrier m, perro m raposero or zorrero

fox [ˈfɒks]
nrenard m
vtdérouter
fox fur nrenard m

fox
n
(lit, fig)Fuchs m; he’s a sly fox (fig)er ist ein schlauer Fuchs
(= fox fur)Fuchs(pelz) m
(dated US inf: = sexy woman) → scharfes Weib (inf)
vt (= deceive)täuschen, reinlegen (inf); (= bewilder)verblüffen; that’s foxed you, hasn’t it?da bist du baff, was? (inf)

fox:
fox cub
nFuchsjunge(s) nt, → Fuchswelpe m
foxglove
n (Bot) → Fingerhut m
foxhole
n
Fuchsbau m
(Mil) → Schützengraben m, → Schützenloch nt
foxhound
nFuchshund m
fox hunt
nFuchsjagd f
viauf (die) Fuchsjagd gehen
fox-hunting
nFuchsjagd f; to go foxauf die or zur Fuchsjagd gehen
fox terrier
nFoxterrier m
foxtrot
nFoxtrott m

fox [fɒks]
1. nvolpe f
a sly fox (fig) → una volpe, un furbacchione
2. vt (puzzle) → lasciare perplesso/a, confondere; (deceive) → ingannare

fox [fɒks]
1. nvolpe f
a sly fox (fig) → una volpe, un furbacchione
2. vt (puzzle) → lasciare perplesso/a, confondere; (deceive) → ingannare

fox
n fox [foks]
a type of reddish-brown wild animal which looks like a dog. jakkals ثَعْلَب лисица liška ræv der Fuchs αλεπού zorro rebane روباه kettu renard שוּעָל लोमड़ी lisica róka rubah tófa, refur volpe きつね 여우 lapė lapsa rubah vos rev lis raposa vulpe лиса líška lisica lisica räv สุนัขจิ้งจอก tilki 狐狸 лисиця لومڑی cáo
adj
fox-fur. jakkalsagtig فَرْو الثَّعْلَب лисичи liščí ræve- Fuchs... αλεπούς,από αλεπού piel de zorro rebase- مربوط به روباه ketun de renard שֶׁל שוּעָל लोमड़ी का lisicji rókaprém bulu rubah refaskinn di/da volpe きつねの 여우 털의 lapės lapsas- bulu rubah vosse- reve- lisi pele de raposa de vulpe лисий líščí lisičji lisičji räv- หลอกลวง tilki, tilkiye ait 狐狸的 лисячий لومڑ کی کھال جیسا یا اس سے متعلق bộ da lông cáo 狸的
v
to puzzle or confuse She was completely foxed. flous يَخْدَع، يَغُش озадачавам zmást; oklamat forvirre hereinlegen μπερδεύω confundir, despistar, dejar perplejo segadusse ajama گیج کردن hämätä mystifier, tromper לְהַעֲרִים עַל- पशोपेश में डालना prevariti, zbuniti becsap membingungkan vera/gera hissa/ringlaðan, slá út af laginu fregare, ingannare まごつかせる 교활하게 굴다 sugluminti piekrāpt; piemānīt membingungkan van de wijs brengen forvirre, narre zdezorientować, wygłupić (się) confundir a zăpăci ставить в тупик zmiasť zbegati zbuniti lura, förbrylla โกง faka bastırmak 使混亂 обдурювати چکمہ دینا quá khó hiểu 使
adj foxy
1 clever in a deceitful way He's a foxy fellow. bedrieglik ماكِر، بارِع، خادِع хитър vychytralý udspekuleret; lumsk listig πονηρός astuto salalik حیله گر kavala malin עָרוּם כְּשוּעָל चालाक lukav, prepreden furfangos licik slægur astuto ずるい 교활한 gudrus, suktas viltīgs licik sluw slu, listig, lur cwany matreiro şiret хитрый prefíkaný prekanjen lukav slug, listig มีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม kurnaz 狡猾的 хитрий مکّار xảo quyệt; hay lừa đảo 猾的
2 like a fox She had rather foxy features. jakkalsagtige ثَعْلَبي приличащ на лисица zrzavý ræveagtig Fuchs-... που είναι σαν της αλεπούς de zorro rebasetaoline روباه مانند kettumainen, hemaiseva roux שוּעָלִי लोमड़ी जैसा poput lisice, lisičast ravasz tirus eins og refur da volpe, volpino きつねのような 여우 같은 (kaip) lapės, lapiškas lapsai līdzīgs tirus vosachtig reve-, reveaktig lisi de raposa roş­cat лисий ryšavý lisičje rdeč poput lisice rävlik, rävaktig เหมือนสุนัขจิ้งจอก tilki gibi 似狐的 лисячий لموڑی کی مانند giống cáo
n foxhound
a kind of dog trained to chase foxes. jakkalshond كَلْب يُسْتَخْدَم في صَيْد الثَّعالِب лисичар (куче) pes cvičený na lišku foxhound der Hetzhund σκύλος εκπαιδευμένος για κυνήγι αλεπούς perro raposero rebasekoer تازی روباه گیر kettukoira chien courant כֶּלֶב-צָיִד लोमड़ी पकड़ने के लिये शिकारी कुत्ते pas lisicar kopó anjing pemburu refahundur cane da volpe, foxhound フォックスハウンド 폭스하운드 skalikas angļu medību suns anjing pemburu hond voor vossejacht revehund wyżeł cão de caça câine de vânătoare гончая foxhound lovski pes lisičar foxhound สุนัขประเภทหนึ่งที่ได้รับการฝึกไว้ล่าสุนัขจิ้งจอก tilki, av köpeği 狐狗(捕狐的大獵狗) англійський гончак ہاؤنڈ کی شکل کا لومڑی کے شکار کے لیے سدھایا ہوا کتا chó săn cáo
fox terrier
a kind of dog formerly trained to drive foxes out of their holes in the ground. foksterriër كَلْب الأوْكار фокстериер foxteriér foxterrier der Foxterrier φοξ τεριέ (ράτσα σκύλου) fox terrier foksterjer سگ فاکس تریر kettuterrieri fox-terrier שַׁפלָן लोमड़ी का मांद से निकालने के लिये शिकारी कुत्ते foksterijer (vrsta psa) foxi anjing kikik foxgrefill/-terji fox-terrier フォックステリア 폭스 테리어 foksterjeras foksterjers anjing terrier fox-terrier foxterrier foksterier fox terrier fox-terrier фокстерьер foxteriér foksterier foks terijer foxterrier สุนัขประเภทหนึ่งที่ได้รับการฝึกไว้ไล่สุนัขจิ้งจอกออกจากรูบนพื้นดิน tilki terriyeri 獵狐小犬 фокстер'єр لومڑیوں کو ڈھونڈ نکالنے والا ٹیریر نسل کا کتا chó sục (hang ổ)

Fox ثعلب liška ræv Fuchs αλεπού zorro kettu renard lisica volpe キツネ 여우 vos rev lis raposa лиса räv สุนัขจิ้งจอก tilki con cáo 狐狸


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Then the gardener's eldest son set out and thought to find the golden bird very easily; and when he had gone but a little way, he came to a wood, and by the side of the wood he saw a fox sitting; so he took his bow and made ready to shoot at it.
Fire Eater gives Pinocchio five gold pieces for his father, Geppetto; but the Marionette meets a Fox and a Cat and follows them
In the center was a large fox's head, and the fox wore a shrewd and knowing expression and had large spectacles over its eyes and a small golden crown with shiny points on top of its head.
 
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