fox

1. 1.

   deceive somebody

   “We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week”

   Synonymsflim-flamplay a joke onplay trickstrickfobpull a fast one onplay a trick on

   Broaderdeceive

   Narrowersnooker
2. 2.

   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”

   Synonymsconfusethrowbefuddlefuddlebedevilconfounddiscombobulate

   Broaderbe

   Narrower
3. 3.

   become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

   Broaderspot

Other forms of fox

plural

foxes·

past tense

foxed·

present participle

foxing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fox

What does fox mean?

fox means "alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fox?

fox has 1 syllable: fox. In IPA it is /ˈfɑks/.

What is another word for fox?

Close synonyms include dodger, slyboots, Charles James Fox, George Fox, flim-flam. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fox a common word?

fox is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with fox?

1 word rhymes with fox. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.