fox
Any member of the genus VulpesA 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: Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.
» A fox is a wild animal.
Füchse sind Wildtiere.
Der Fuchs ist ein wildes Tier.
Лиса - дикое животное.
Лисиця — дика тварина.
Meaning
17 sensesA 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)Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.
Fuchs, Fuchsrüde, Füchsin
лиса́lisá, лиси́цаlisíca, лисlis
лисlys, лиси́цяlysýcja
Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.
(countable, uncountable)The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
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)Other canines that resemble true foxes, of the genera Cerdocyon, Lycalopex, Otocyon, and Urocyon.
(uncountable)The fur of a fox.
the Algonquian language of the Fox
(countable, uncountable)A fox terrier.
Fuchspelz
лиса́lisá, лиси́цаlisíca, ли́сий мехlísij mex
(Australia, countable, uncountable)A flying fox.
(countable, uncountable)The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A cunning person.
Fuchs
ло́вкий плутlóvkij plut, лиса́lisá, лисlis
a shifty deceptive person
(countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable)A physically attractive person, typically a woman.
краса́вицаkrasávica, ко́шечкаkóšečka, ки́скаkíska
(countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable)A person with reddish brown hair, typically a woman.
(countable, uncountable)A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets.
(countable, uncountable)A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.
Examples
316 sentencesA fox is a wild animal.
Лисиця — дика тварина.
ruЛиса - дикое животное.
deFüchse sind Wildtiere.
The dog ran after a fox.
Пес погнався за лисицею.
ruСобака побежала за лисой.
This is a fox.
Це лисиця.
deDas ist ein Fuchs.
It looks like a fox.
Схоже на лисицю.
That fox must have killed the hen.
Ця лисиця, мабуть, задушила курку.
ruТа лиса, должно быть, убила курицу.
deDieser Fuchs da muss das Huhn getötet haben.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English fox, from Old English fox (“fox”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, froFrom Middle English fox, from Old English fox (“fox”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”), possibly from *puḱ- (“tail”).
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Forms
plural: foxesSynonyms
69 synonyms- the Algonquian language of the Fox:Fox language
- English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691):George Fox
- English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806):Charles James Fox
- a shifty deceptive person:dodgerslyboots
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
118 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable