Words Ending With OX
Here's the list of all the 116 Words Ending With OX in the English Language.
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| box | 1. a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid 2. private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance More Definitions → |
| fox | 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 More Definitions → |
| cox | 1. act as the coxswain, in a boat race 2. the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew More Definitions → |
| toolbox | 1. a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools More Definitions → |
| xerox | 1. reproduce by xerography 2. a copy made by a xerographic copier More Definitions → |
| mailbox | 1. a private box for delivery of mail 2. public box for deposit of mail More Definitions → |
| orthodox | 1. adhering to what is commonly accepted More Definitions → |
| jukebox | 1. a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin More Definitions → |
| paradox | 1. (logic) a statement that contradicts itself More Definitions → |
| detox | 1. treat for alcohol or drug dependence 2. the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified More Definitions → |
| ox | 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 More Definitions → |
| sandbox | 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 More Definitions → |
| vox | 1. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract More Definitions → |
| equinox | 1. either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length 2. (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic More Definitions → |
| matchbox | 1. a box for holding matches More Definitions → |
| gearbox | 1. the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed More Definitions → |
| smallpox | 1. a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars More Definitions → |
| soapbox | 1. a crate for packing soap 2. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it More Definitions → |
| shoebox | 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 More Definitions → |
| chatterbox | 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 2. an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker More Definitions → |
| pox | 1. a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) 2. a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks More Definitions → |
| firebox | 1. a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned More Definitions → |
| redox | 1. a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction More Definitions → |
| unorthodox | 1. breaking with convention or tradition 2. independent in behavior or thought More Definitions → |
| tinderbox | 1. a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence 2. a box for holding tinder More Definitions → |
| chickenpox | 1. an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body More Definitions → |
| lox | 1. brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked More Definitions → |
| phlox | 1. any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers More Definitions → |
| homeobox | 1. one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development More Definitions → |
| icebox | 1. white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures More Definitions → |
| lockbox | 1. a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables More Definitions → |
| skybox | 1. an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium More Definitions → |
| hotbox | 1. a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated More Definitions → |
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