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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

01Animal in a den3 letters
02Clever wild animal3 letters
03Clever wild canine3 letters
04Cunning animal3 letters
05Red wild canine3 letters
06Red-coated wild animal3 letters
07Sly animal3 letters
08Sly canine3 letters
09Sly forest animal3 letters
10Sly wild animal3 letters
11Clever animal3 letters
12Cunning canine3 letters

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