foxˈfire noun

A phosphorescence produced by certain fungi on rotting wood

foxˈglove noun

A tall plant (genus Digitalis) with spikes of drooping (typically purple) bell-shaped flowers and leaves from which the drug digitalis was produced

foxˈ-grape noun

An American grape (Vitis labrusca; also V. rotundifolia)

foxˈhole noun

1. A fox's earth
2. A small entrenchment (military)

foxˈhound noun

A hound used for chasing foxes

fox hunt noun

foxˈhunter noun

foxˈhunting noun

foxˈ-mark noun

A brownish mark on paper that has foxed

foxˈshark noun

A large long-tailed shark, the thresher

foxˈ-tail noun

1. A fox's brush
2. A genus (Alopecurus) of grasses, with a head like a fox's tail

fox terrier noun

A terrier of a breed orig trained to unearth foxes

foxˈ-trap noun

foxˈtrot noun

1. A ballroom dance to syncopated music
2. A tune to which this is danced
3. (foxˈ-trot) a horse's pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking
4. See also separate entry Foxtrot

intransitive verb (foxˈtrotting; foxˈtrotted)

To dance the foxtrot

fox and geese

A game, played with pieces on a board, in which the object is for certain pieces called the geese to surround or corner a piece called the fox, or to prevent it from passing