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
- prolonged conflict
- prolonged contact
- prolonged decline
- prolonged delay
- prolonged discussion
- prolonged downturn
- prolonged drought
- prolonged exercise
- prolonged exposure
- prolonged illness
- prolonged negotiation
- prolonged period
- prolonged rain
- prolonged recession
- prolonged siege
- prolonged silence
- prolonged slump
- prolonged spell
- prolonged stay
- prolonged stress
- prolonged struggle
- prolonged suffering
- prolonged use
- prolong life
- prolong survival