fox
/fɔks/
Frequency: 4.66 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "A group of foxes is called a skulk."
- "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
- "The fox went out on a chase one night, / he prayed to the Moon to give him light, / for he had many a mile to go that night / before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o. / He had many a mile to go that night / before he reached the town-o."
- "They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too."
- "It was earliest morning, when even small trees cast long shadows and scarlet foxes trot denward through the dew like flecks of fire."
- "Their screeches heralded excited talk from the hurrying troops, for flying fox is a delicacy. The densely-foliaged trees hedged a sombre pool, deep and quiet. As the slain foxes dropped into the water the snouts of river crocodiles popped up and devoured them."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: fox, *fuhs, *fuhsaz, *púḱsos
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fɔks/
- British English: /fɒks/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.