Fox — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter F.

   Synonyms

   Foxtrot

Proper noun

1. A surname transferred from the common noun derived from the name of the animal.

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2. A male given name.

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3. Fox Broadcasting Company, a large television network in the United States.

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   I watched a great show on Fox last night.

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   In some ways, it’s a pragmatic practice: Fox anchors such as Sean Hannity and, at one point, Tucker Carlson routinely attack Milley – and during the Trump years, there was also a reasonable expectation that the president would be talking to the hosts of those shows.

4. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

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5. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A river in Wisconsin and Illinois, United States, a tributary to the Illinois River.

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6. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Stone County, Arkansas.

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7. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Grant County, Indiana.

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8. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Estill County, Kentucky.

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9. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Roseau County, Minnesota.

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10. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana.

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11. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pickaway County, Ohio.

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12. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma.

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13. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon.

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14. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Fox Township.

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15. A placename: A locality in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, Australia.

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Noun

1. Someone connected with Leicester City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

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   The Foxes played with plenty of initiative in the original tie at the Walkers Stadium and they started this tie in impressively positive fashion, producing the game's first two chances: Andy King's goal-bound half-volley from Steve Howard's header down was tipped over by Joe Hart and Sol Bamba headed the resultant corner wide.

Noun

1. a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River

   Broader terms

   AlgonquianAlgonquin

2. the Algonquian language of the Fox

   Synonyms

   Fox language

   Broader terms

   AlgonquianAlgonquinAlgonquian language