ox
(ɒks )
Word forms: oxen (ɒksən )
countable noun
An ox is a bull that has been castrated. Oxen are used in some countries for pulling vehicles or carrying things.
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Idioms:
strong as an ox
extremely strong
Big Beppe, as everybody calls him, is enormous and as strong as an ox.
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Translations:
Chinese: 阉公牛
Japanese: 雄牛
- evening of entertainment
- evening performance
- evening primrose
- evening progresses
- evening reception
- evening rush hour
- evening schedule
- evening session
- evening sky
- evening snack
- evening stroll
- evening sun
- evening walk
- even layer
- evenly
- even number
- even out
- even pace
- evens
- even so
- evensong
- even surface
- event
- event attendees
- event calendar