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box
(name)
(place)
(definition)
n 1: a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he
rummaged through a box of spare parts"
2: private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group
can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" [syn:
box, loge]
3: the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of
chocolates" [syn: box, boxful]
4: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is
impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" [syn:
corner, box]
5: a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"
6: evergreen shrubs or small trees [syn: box, boxwood]
7: any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the
batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire
warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"
8: the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box
with the driver" [syn: box, box seat]
9: separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people;
"the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
10: a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a
good box on the ear"
v 1: put into a box; "box the gift, please" [syn: box,
package] [ant: unbox]
2: hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"
3: engage in a boxing match
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clocks
(definition)
n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and
Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike
leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by
slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for
forage [syn: redstem storksbill, alfilaria,
alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin grass,
pin clover, Erodium cicutarium]
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cox
(name)
(place)
(definition)
n 1: either of two related enzymes that control the production
of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin [syn:
cyclooxygenase, Cox]
2: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew [syn:
coxswain, cox]
v 1: act as the coxswain, in a boat race
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faux
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine
article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic
fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with
imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator
hide" [syn: fake, false, faux, imitation,
simulated]
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flummox
(definition)
v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--
I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This
question really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick,
get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose,
bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel,
amaze, dumbfound]
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fox
(name)
(definition)
n 1: alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a
bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
2: a shifty deceptive person [syn: dodger, fox, slyboots]
3: the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
4: English statesman who supported American independence and the
French Revolution (1749-1806) [syn: Fox, Charles James
Fox]
5: English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends
(1624-1691) [syn: Fox, George Fox]
6: a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake
Michigan along the Fox River
7: the Algonquian language of the Fox
v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking
that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam,
play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox,
pull a fast one on, play a trick on]
2: 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" [syn: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle,
fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate]
3: become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
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lox
(definition)
n 1: a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by
compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its
boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
[syn: liquid oxygen, LOX]
2: brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked
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outfox
(definition)
v 1: outdo someone in trickery
2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She
outfoxed her competitors" [syn: outwit, overreach,
outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent]
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ox
(name)
(definition)
n 1: an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos
taurus
2: any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or
closely related Bibos [syn: ox, wild ox]
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pox
(definition)
n 1: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum
spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can
be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) [syn:
syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, lues]
2: a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions
that may leave pock marks
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stocks
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
2: a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving
veterinary attention or while being shod
3: a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy
timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the
hands) of an offender could be locked
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talks
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout
negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept
an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and
Palestinians" [syn: negotiation, dialogue, talks]
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toolbox
(definition)
n 1: a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn:
toolbox, tool chest, tool cabinet, tool case]
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vox
(definition)
n 1: the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by
the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care
of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"
[syn: voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism,
phonation, vox]
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knox
(name)
(place)
(definition)
n 1: Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland
and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland
(1514-1572) [syn: Knox, John Knox]
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aix
(definition)
n 1: wood duck and mandarin duck [syn: Aix, genus Aix]
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fawkes
(name)
(definition)
n 1: English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot
to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606)
[syn: Fawkes, Guy Fawkes]
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vaux
(name)
(definition)
n 1: United States landscape architect (born in England) who
designed Central Park (1824-1895) [syn: Vaux, Calvert
Vaux]
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aux
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balks
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blocks
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block's
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blocs
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bloc's
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cocks
(name)
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docks
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flocks
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hawks
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knocks
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locks
(name)
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rocks
(name)
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shocks
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sidewalks
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socks
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sox
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squawks
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stalks
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walks
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boxx
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brox
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coxe
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ballcocks
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faulks
(name)
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hawkes
(name)
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laux
(name)
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wachs
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cornstalks
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hbox
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mohawks