SLY AS A FOX

Meaning of SLY AS A FOX in English

cunning and mischievous as a fox, wily as a fox

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FOX — I Any of various Foxes have long fur, pointed ears, relatively short legs, and a narrow snout. They have often …
Английский словарь Британика
FOX — North American Indian people living mainly in Oklahoma but also in Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa, U.S. They are distinct from …
Английский словарь Британика
SLY — I. ˈslī adjective ( slier also slyer -ī(ə)r, -īə ; sliest also slyest -īə̇st) Etymology: Middle English sli, sleih, slegh, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOX — I. ˈfäks noun ( plural foxes or fox ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLY — (v. t.) Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
Английский словарь Webster
FOX — (n.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidae, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. …
Английский словарь Webster
SLY — ( v. t. ) Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOX — ( n. ) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidae, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLY — — slyly, slily , adv. — slyness , n. /sluy/ , adj., slyer or slier, slyest or sliest , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOX — I. ˈfäks noun ( plural fox·es also fox ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLY — adjective ( sli·er or sly·er ˈslī(-ə)r ; sli·est or sly·est ˈslī-əst) Etymology: Middle English sleighe, sli, from Old Norse slœgr; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLY — adv slyly. 2. sly ·vt light or delicate; slight; thin. 3. sly ·vt artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily. 4. sly …
Webster English vocab
FOX — noun a sly, cunning fellow. 2. fox ·noun the european dragonet. 3. fox ·noun to make sour, as beer, by …
Webster English vocab
SLY — [sly] adj sli.er or sly.er ; sli.est or sly.est [ME sli, fr. ON sloegr; akin to OE slean to strike--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOX — [fox] n, pl fox.es also fox often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG fuhs fox and perh. to Skt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOX — any of various members of the dog family (Canidae) resembling small to medium-sized, bushy-tailed dogs with long fur, pointed ears, …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOX — an Algonquian-speaking tribe of North American Indians who called themselves Meshkwakihug, or Mesquakie (Red-Earth People). When they first met Europeans …
Britannica English vocabulary
SLY — sly, Sly BrE AmE slaɪ ▷ slier, slyer ˈsla ɪ ‿ə AmE \ ˈslaɪ‿ ə r ▷ sliest, slyest ˈslaɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOX — fox, Fox BrE AmE fɒks AmE fɑːks ▷ foxed fɒkst AmE fɑːkst ▷ foxes ˈfɒks ɪz -əz AmE ˈfɑːks əz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLY — / slaɪ; NAmE / adjective 1. ( disapproving ) acting or done in a secret or dishonest way, often intending …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOX — / fɒks; NAmE fɑːks/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a wild animal of the dog family, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLY — sly /slaɪ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: slgr ] 1 . someone who …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOX — I. fox 1 /fɒks $ fɑːks/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable] a wild animal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOX — I. Fox BrE AmE ( also ˌFox ˈBroadcasting ˌCompany ) trademark one of the main national television networks in the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLY — adj. (slyer, slyest) 1 cunning; crafty; wily. 2 a (of a person) practising secrecy or stealth. b (of an action …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLY — adj. (slyer, slyest) 1 cunning; crafty; wily. 2 a (of a person) practising secrecy or stealth. b (of an action …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLY — adj. (slyer, slyest) 1. cunning; crafty; wily. 2 a (of a person) practising secrecy or stealth. b (of an action …
Oxford English vocab
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLY — 1. A sly look, expression, or remark shows that you know something that other people do not know or that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sly grin ▪ A sly grin crossed his face. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOX — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES flying fox fox terrier COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE arctic ▪ These are the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AS — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a critic hails sth/sb as sth (= describes someone or something as very good …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLY — [noun] [U]If you do something on the sly you do it secretly because you should not be doing it.He drives …
Cambridge English vocab
FOX — n. Arctic fox bat eared fox Fox Broadcasting Co. fox hunting fox terrier Fox Charles James Fox George Fox Vicente …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOX — n. Any of various canines resembling small to medium-sized, bushy-tailed dogs. Foxes have long fur, pointed ears, relatively short legs, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOX — n. North American Indian people living mainly in Oklahoma but also in Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa, U.S. They are distinct …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SLY — See: ON THE SLY.
Slang English vocab
SLY — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: CLEVER 4, adroit, canny, ||coony, cunning, dexterous, ingenious, ||sleighty, slim Related Words: smart; cagey; masterful …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SLY — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: clever 4, adroit, canny, ||coony, cunning, dexterous, ingenious, ||sleighty, slim Related Word: smart; cagey; masterful 2. …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLY — adj. Sly is used with these nouns: ↑ dig , ↑ grin , ↑ humour , ↑ look , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FOX — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ urban ▪ rural VERB + FOX ▪ hunt FOX + VERB ▪ bark ▪ I heard a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLY — adj. 25B6; adjective she's rather sly : CUNNING, crafty, clever, wily, artful, guileful, tricky, scheming, devious, deceitful, duplicitous, dishonest, underhand, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOX — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Foxes Arctic fox grey fox Azara's fox hoary fox bat-eared fox kit fox Blanford's …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLY — adj. 1 cunning, artful, crafty, clever, wily, guileful, underhand(ed), deceitful, treacherous, foxy, scheming, plotting, designing, conniving, furtive, shrewd, sneaky, stealthy, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SLY — See: ON THE SLY.
Словарь английских идиом
SLY — прил. 1) коварный, ловкий, хитрый; пронырливый a sly dog ≈ хитрец, ловкач Syn : guileful, insidious 2) лукавый, озорной Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOX — 1. сущ. 1) а) лиса, лисица a fox yelps ≈ лисица тявкает A young fox is a cub, pup. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLY — sly.ogg slaı a 1. хитрый, ловкий; пронырливый sly person - хитрый /ловкий, пронырливый/ человек sly bargain - ловкая сделка 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOX — fox.ogg 1. fɒks n ( pl тж. без измен.) 1. 1> лиса, лисица; лис to hunt the fox - охотиться …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AS — as.ogg _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLY — хитрый, ловкий, пронырливый, коварный; озорной, лукавый тайный, скрытый а sly dog - хитрец, ловкач
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FOX — fox сущ.1) а) лиса, лисица a fox yelps — лисица тявкает A young fox is a cub, pup. — Лисенок …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SLY — a 1. хитрый, ловкий; пронырливый sly person - хитрый /ловкий, пронырливый/ человек sly bargain - ловкая сделка 2. лукавый, озорной …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOX — 1. fɒks n ( pl тж. без измен.) 1. 1> лиса, лисица; лис to hunt the fox - охотиться на …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AS — _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such , …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOX — 1. сущ. 1) а) лиса, лисица a fox yelps — лисица тявкает A young fox is a cub, pup. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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