fox
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,681 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,224 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
- a shifty deceptive person also: dodger, slyboots
- the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
- English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806) also: Charles James Fox
- English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691) also: George Fox
- a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
verb
- deceive somebody also: flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, pull a fast one on We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week
fox in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A Fox, seeing this, longed to possess the meat himself, and by a wily stratagem succeeded.
The Fox and the Crow · Aesop · Chapter 1
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Reddy Fox wouldn't have eaten the fattest chicken there if it had been right before him.
The Adventures of Prickly Porky · Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess · Chapter 1
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While they were walking along the fox asked him what he wanted to do at the royal hen-house.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Ralph knew every path on the mountains, every shelter the sheep sought from wind and rain, every haunt of the fox.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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A smart fellow in his profession, crafty as a fox, and jealous of his chief, whose abilities he held in light estimation.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1