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fox

N ขน สุนัขจิ้งจอก kon-su-nak-jing-jok

fox

N คนที่ มี รูปร่างหน้าตา ดี (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ คนที่ มีเสน่ห์ ดึงดูดใจ kon-ti-me-rub-rang-na-ta-de

fox

N คนที่ มี เล่ห์เหลี่ยม คน ฉลาดแกมโกง kon-ti-me-lea-liam

fox

N สุนัขจิ้งจอก หมาจิ้งจอก su-nak-jing-jok

fox

VT ทำให้ ไม่เข้าใจ ทำให้ สับสน baffle confuse tam-hai-mai-kao-jai

fox

VT หลอกลวง โกง deceive outwit trick lok-luang

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FOX

n. 1. An animal of the genus Canis, with a straight tail, yellowish or straw-colored hair, and erect ears. This animal burrows in the earth, is remarkable for his cunning, and preys on lambs, geese, hens or other small animals.
2. A sly, cunning fellow.
3. In seaman's language, a seizing made by twisting several rope-yarns together.
4. Formerly, a cant expression for a sword.

FOX

v.t.To intoxicate; to stupify. [Not used. ]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FOX

Fox, n.; pl. Foxes. Etym: [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. faúh, Icel. f fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. Vixen. ]

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidæ, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes ), the American red fox (V. fulvus ), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus ), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus ) are well-known species.

Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of the same species, of less value. The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar; both are celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild birds, poultry, and various small animals. Subtle as the fox for prey. Shak.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The European dragonet.

3. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.

4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq. ] We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. Beattie.

5. (Naut. )

Defn: Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats.

6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs. ] Thou diest on point of fox. Shak.

7. pl. (Enthnol.)

Defn: A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin; -- called also Outagamies. Fox and geese. (a ) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others as they run one goal to another. (b ) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle of the board, endeavors to break through the line of the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox. -- Fox bat (Zoöl.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See Fruit bat. -- Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge. -- Fox brush (Zoöl.), the tail of a fox. -- Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy. -- Fox grape (Bot. ), the name of two species of American grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca ) is the origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord, Hartford, etc. , and the southern fox grape (Vitis vulpina ) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the Catawba. -- Fox hunter. (a ) One who pursues foxes with hounds. (b ) A horse ridden in a fox chase. -- Fox shark (Zoöl.), the thrasher shark. See Thrasher shark, under Thrasher. -- Fox sleep, pretended sleep. -- Fox sparrow (Zoöl.), a large American sparrow (Passerella iliaca ); -- so called on account of its reddish color. -- Fox squirrel (Zoöl.), a large North American squirrel (Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus ). In the Southern States the black variety prevails; farther north the fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is more common. -- Fox terrier (Zoöl.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired varieties. -- Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot, or a trot into a walk. -- Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry ), a wedge for expanding the split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece, to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges is called foxtail wedging. -- Fox wolf (Zoöl.), one of several South American wild dogs, belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy tails like a fox.

FOX

Fox, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Foxing.] Etym: [See Fox, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture. ]

1. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink. I drank. .. so much wine that I was almost foxed. Pepys.

2. To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.

3. To repair the feet of, as of boots, with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.

FOX

FOX Fox, v. i.

Defn: To turn sour; -- said of beer, etc. , when it sours in fermenting.

New American Oxford Dictionary

Fox

Fox |fɑks fäks | ▶noun ( pl. same ) 1 a member of an American Indian people formerly living in southern Wisconsin, and now mainly in Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas. 2 the Algonquian language of this people. ▶adjective of or relating to this people or their language.

fox

fox |fäks fɑks | ▶noun 1 a carnivorous mammal of the dog family with a pointed muzzle and bushy tail, proverbial for its cunning. [Vulpes and three other genera, family Canidae: several species, including the red fox and the arctic fox. ] • the fur of a fox. 2 informal a cunning or sly person: a wily old fox. 3 informal a sexually attractive woman. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 informal baffle or deceive (someone ): the bad light and dark shadows foxed him. 2 repair (a boot or shoe ) by renewing the upper leather. • ornament (the upper of a boot or shoe ) with a strip of leather. DERIVATIVES fox like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vos and German Fuchs .

Oxford Dictionary

Fox

Fox |fɒks | ▶noun ( pl. same ) 1 a member of an American Indian people formerly living in southern Wisconsin, and now mainly in Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas. 2 [ mass noun ] the Algonquian language of the Fox, now almost extinct. ▶adjective relating to the Fox or their language.

fox

fox |fɒks | ▶noun 1 a carnivorous mammal of the dog family with a pointed muzzle and bushy tail, proverbial for its cunning. ●Vulpes and three other genera, family Canidae: several species, including the red fox and the arctic fox. • [ mass noun ] the fur of a fox. 2 a cunning or sly person: a wily old fox. 3 N. Amer. informal a sexually attractive woman. ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal baffle or deceive (someone ): the abbreviation foxed me completely. • [ no obj. ] dated behave in a cunning or sly way. DERIVATIVES foxlike adjective ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vos and German Fuchs .

American Oxford Thesaurus

fox

fox noun WORD LINKS vulpine relating to foxes Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

Oxford Thesaurus

fox

fox noun literary Reynard. WORD LINKS fox vulpine relating to foxes fox male vixen female cub young skulk collective noun earth, hole, burrow home Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

Duden Dictionary

Fox

Fox Substantiv, maskulin , der |F o x |der Fox; Genitiv: des Fox [es ], Plural: die Foxe englisch fox = Fuchs 1 Kurzwort für: Foxterrier 2 Kurzwort für: Foxtrott

Spanish Dictionary

fox

fox nombre masculino Fox-trot .

Sanseido Dictionary

FOX

FOX 〖 Fox Broadcasting Company 〗アメリカの放送会社。1986 年設立。

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Fox

Fox FOX /fɑks |fɔks /名詞フォックス〘正式名Fox Broadcasting Company (フォックス放送会社 ); →broadcasting 事情〙.

fox

fox /fɑks |fɔks /(形 )foxy 名詞複～es /-ɪz /1 C キツネ; (特に )雄ギツネ (↔vixen ).2 C ｟くだけて非難して｠(人をだますような )ずる賢い人 ,狡猾（こうかつ）なやつ ▸ an old fox したたかな野郎 3 U キツネの毛皮 .4 C ｟米くだけて｠セクシーな女 (→foxy ).(as ) sl ỳ [c ù nning ] as a f ó x 悪賢い .cr à zy like a f ó x ｟米｠(愚かに見えて実は )抜け目ない .pl à y the f ó x ずるをする, じょうずに立ち回る .動詞他動詞 1 ｟英くだけて｠(難しすぎて )〈人〉に理解できない .2 ｟主に英｠〈人〉を (巧みに )惑わす, だます, 欺く ▸ I'm not gonna be foxed .私はだまされないぞ 3 〈人〉を尾行する .4 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈紙などが〉変色する .自動詞ずる賢くふるまう .～́ h ù nting ＝foxhunting .～̀ t é rrier フォックステリア〘英国種小型犬で, もとはキツネ狩りにも使われた〙.～́ tr ò t ＝foxtrot .