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foxes

Variant of fox

noun pl. foxes or fox

  1. any of various small, wild canines (esp. genera Vulpes or Urocyon) with bushy tails and, commonly, reddish-brown or gray fur: the fox is conventionally thought of as sly and crafty
  2. the fur of a fox
  3. a sly, crafty, deceitful person
  4. a person regarded as being of a type characterized by wide-ranging knowledge and by adherence to no particular viewpoint or philosophy
  5. Slang a person, esp. a woman, who is attractive, esp. sexually attractive

transitive verb

  1. to make (beer, etc.) sour by fermenting
  2. to cause (book leaves, prints, etc.) to become stained with reddish-brown or yellowish discolorations
  3. to trick or deceive by slyness or craftiness
  4. to bewilder or baffle
    1. to repair (boots, shoes, etc.) with new upper leather
    2. to trim (the upper of a shoe) with leather
  5. Obsolete to intoxicate

intransitive verb

  1. to become sour: said of beer, etc.
  2. to become stained: said of book leaves, etc.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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