foxes

noun

Meaning

A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.
Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe Vulpini within the family Canidae, consisting of nine genera (see the Wikipedia article on the fox).
The fur of a fox.
A fox terrier.
The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.
A cunning person.
To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
To confuse or baffle (someone).
To act slyly or craftily.
To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.)
To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.

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