Lox rhymes with:

n 1: European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison [syn: wisent, aurochs, Bison bonasus] 2: large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle [syn: aurochs, urus, Bos primigenius]

n 1: a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)

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

n 1: orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf [syn: stream orchid, chatterbox, giant helleborine, Epipactis gigantea] 2: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter]

n 1: an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body [syn: chickenpox, varicella]

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]

n 1: a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox [syn: cowpox, vaccinia]

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

n 1: a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus [syn: Southern Cross, Crux, Crux Australis] 2: the most important point [syn: crux, crux of the matter]

adj 1: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous] 2: elegant and sumptuous; "a deluxe car"; "luxe accommodations" [syn: deluxe, de luxe, luxe]

n 1: mental deterioration of organic or functional origin [syn: dementia, dementedness]

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]

n 1: a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned

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]

n 1: the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface 2: a flow or discharge [syn: flux, fluxion] 3: a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed 4: excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea) 5: a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action; "the flux following the death of the emperor" [syn: flux, state of flux] 6: the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle [syn: magnetic field, magnetic flux, flux] 7: (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area [syn: flux density, flux] 8: in constant change; "his opinions are in flux"; "the newness and flux of the computer industry" v 1: move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium" [syn: flow, flux] 2: become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied" [syn: liquefy, flux, liquify] 3: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge]

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

n 1: the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed [syn: gearbox, gear box, gear case]

n 1: early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod [syn: goldilocks, goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris, Linosyris vulgaris]

n 1: a round piece of luggage for carrying hats

adj 1: characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards [syn: dissident, heretical, heterodox]

n 1: a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses

n 1: white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures [syn: refrigerator, icebox]

n 1: a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin [syn: jukebox, nickelodeon]

n 1: a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables [syn: safe-deposit, safe-deposit box, safety-deposit, safety deposit box, deposit box, lockbox]

n 1: a private box for delivery of mail [syn: mailbox, letter box] 2: public box for deposit of mail [syn: postbox, mailbox, letter box]

n 1: a box for holding matches

adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism; "Orthodox Judaism" [syn: Orthodox, Jewish-Orthodox] 2: adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world" [ant: unorthodox] 3: of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox]

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]

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]

n 1: (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"

n 1: a small round woman's hat [syn: pillbox, toque, turban] 2: a small case for holding pills 3: a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete)

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

n 1: any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops [syn: crotalaria, rattlebox]

n 1: a type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind

n 1: mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal 2: a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in [syn: sandbox, sandpile, sandpit]

v 1: go through boxing motions without an opponent

n 1: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: damn, darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam] 2: an expression of disappointment or irritation

n 1: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars [syn: smallpox, variola, variola major]

n 1: a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket

n 1: a crate for packing soap 2: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox]

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

n 1: a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked [syn: strongbox, deedbox]

n 1: small or narrow cell 2: a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweat

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]

n 1: a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence; "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe" 2: a box for holding tinder

n 1: a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn: toolbox, tool chest, tool cabinet, tool case]

n 1: semiformal evening dress for men [syn: dinner jacket, tux, tuxedo, black tie]

adj 1: independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" [syn: irregular, maverick, unorthodox] 2: breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle" [ant: orthodox]

n 1: container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing) [syn: workbasket, workbox, workbag]

n 1: Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572) [syn: Knox, John Knox]

n 1: United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935) [syn: Ochs, Adolph Simon Ochs]

n 1: a container used to keep bread or cake in [syn: bread- bin, breadbox]

n 1: the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified v 1: treat for alcohol or drug dependence; "He was detoxified in the clinic" [syn: detox, detoxify]

n 1: public box for deposit of mail [syn: postbox, mailbox, letter box]

n 1: wood duck and mandarin duck [syn: Aix, genus Aix]

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]

n 1: United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895) [syn: Vaux, Calvert Vaux]

n 1: a copy made by a xerographic printer [syn: xerox, xerox copy] 2: a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder [syn: Xerox, xerographic copier, Xerox machine] v 1: reproduce by xerography [syn: photocopy, run off, xerox]

n 1: a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint

n 1: a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment) 2: an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes

n 1: a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) [syn: soundbox, body]

n 1: type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis [syn: Volvox, genus Volvox]

n 1: a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction [syn: oxidation- reduction, oxidoreduction, redox]