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Word entry · 3 letters

fox

Best crossword clue

"Animal in a den"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /fɒks/Part of speech verb, nounSorted foxStarts with FEnds with X12 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

Word origin

From Middle English fox, from Old English fox (“fox”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”), possibly from *puḱ- (“tail”).

Used in a sentence

  • “A group of foxes is called a skulk.”
  • “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
  • “It was earliest morning, when even small trees cast long shadows and scarlet foxes trot denward through the dew like flecks of fire.”

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Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues

01“Animal in a den”3 letters
02“Clever wild animal”3 letters
03“Clever wild canine”3 letters
04“Cunning animal”3 letters
05“Red wild canine”3 letters
06“Red-coated wild animal”3 letters
07“Sly animal”3 letters
08“Sly canine”3 letters
09“Sly forest animal”3 letters
10“Sly wild animal”3 letters
11“Clever animal”3 letters
12“Cunning canine”3 letters

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