fox
- n alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
- n a shifty deceptive person
- n the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
- n English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
- n English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
- n a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
- n the Algonquian language of the Fox
- v deceive somebody
- v be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- v become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
fox-trot
- n a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences
fox grape
- n native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes
- n purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in many varieties
fox hole
- n a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire