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English noun: fox | |||
| 1. | fox (animal) alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | canid, canine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Alopex lagopus, Arctic fox, gray fox, grey fox, kit fox, kit fox, prairie fox, red fox, red fox, Reynard, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, vixen, Vulpes fulva, Vulpes macrotis, Vulpes velox, Vulpes vulpes, white fox | ||
| 2. | fox (person) a shifty deceptive person | ||
| Synonyms | dodger, slyboots | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster | ||
| 3. | fox (substance) the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fur, pelt | ||
| 4. | Fox (person) English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806) | ||
| Synonyms | Charles James Fox | ||
| Instance hypernym | national leader, solon, statesman | ||
| 5. | Fox (person) English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691) | ||
| Synonyms | George Fox | ||
| Instance hypernym | religious person | ||
| 6. | Fox (person) a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Algonquian, Algonquin | ||
| 7. | Fox (communication) the Algonquian language of the Fox | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Algonquian, Algonquian language, Algonquin | ||
English verb: fox | |||
| 1. | fox (social) deceive somebody | ||
| Samples | We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week. | ||
| Synonyms | flim-flam, fob, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | snooker | ||
| 2. | fox (cognition) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly | ||
| Samples | These questions confuse even the experts. This question completely threw me. This question befuddled even the teacher. | ||
| Synonyms | bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fuddle, throw | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, demoralize, disorient, disorientate, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex | ||
| Verb group | confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off | ||
| 3. | fox (change) become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spot | ||
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