fox

Noun

• the Algonquian language of the Fox

• a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River

• English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)

• English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)

• the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox

• a shifty deceptive person

• alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

Verb

• become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

• 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
    

• deceive somebody
  • We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Fox , George Fox , Charles James Fox , dodger , slyboots , confuse , throw , befuddle , fuddle , bedevil , confound , discombobulate , flim-flam , play a joke on , play tricks , trick , fob , pull a fast one on , play a trick on