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Noun
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fox (fox%1:05:00::)
(alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs)
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(n)
dodger (dodger%1:18:00::)
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fox (fox%1:18:00::)
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slyboots (slyboots%1:18:00::)
(a shifty deceptive person)
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(n)
fox (fox%1:27:00::)
(the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox)
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Fox (fox%1:18:03::)
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Charles James Fox (charles_james_fox%1:18:00::)
(English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806))
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Fox (fox%1:18:02::)
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George Fox (george_fox%1:18:00::)
(English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691))
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Fox (fox%1:18:01::)
(a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River)
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Fox (fox%1:10:00::)
(the Algonquian language of the Fox)
Verb
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flim-flam (flim-flam%2:41:00::)
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play a joke on (play_a_joke_on%2:41:01::)
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play tricks (play_tricks%2:41:00::)
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trick (trick%2:41:00::)
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fob (fob%2:41:00::)
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fox (fox%2:41:00::)
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pull a fast one on (pull_a_fast_one_on%2:41:00::)
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play a trick on (play_a_trick_on%2:41:00::)
(deceive somebody)
"We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
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confuse (confuse%2:31:03::)
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throw (throw%2:31:00::)
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fox (fox%2:31:00::)
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befuddle (befuddle%2:31:00::)
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fuddle (fuddle%2:31:00::)
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bedevil (bedevil%2:31:00::)
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confound (confound%2:31:02::)
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discombobulate (discombobulate%2:31:00::)
(be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly)
"These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
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fox (fox%2:30:00::)
(become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots)