foxes

Bushy-tailed hunters

Foxes is the plural of fox—small, bushy-tailed canids known for cunning and adaptability.

The word extends to people: foxes can be shrewd individuals or, informally, attractive ones.

As a verb form, foxes means to baffle or trick: The riddle foxes everyone who tries it.

mammal

vulpine

Resembling a fox

  • kitGrouped supplies, one purpose
  • denPrivate room or lair
  • burrowAnimal's dug dwelling

fur · tail · paws · whiskers · fennec · canine · carnivore · predator · nocturnal · cunning

trickster

cunning

Sly, scheming cleverness

  • slyCleverly deceptive
  • wilySkilled at deception
  • craftyCleverly deceptive

clever · scheming · trickery · guile · deception · outsmart · artifice · subterfuge · duplicity · conniving

attractiveness

alluring

Powerfully appealing

glamorous · striking · captivating · svelte · sophisticated · sultry · seductive · enticing · gorgeous · stunning

Categories
Opposites
predator-prey role

foxesrabbits

Burrowing lagomorphs with long ears

hens · chickens · mice · voles · grouse

cunning vs. naivety (symbolic)

foxesdupes

Deceives or victims

fools · gulls · simpletons · sheep · lambs

wild vs. domestic canids

foxesdogs

Domesticated barking mammals

hounds · lapdogs · house dogs

Phrases
Family

fox, foxy, foxtrot, outfox, foxiness, foxhole, outfoxed, red fox, foxtail

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G