I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
flying fox
fox terrier
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
arctic
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These are the arctic fox and hen harrier assemblages, and there are three factors that suggest this deficit may be significant.
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To film arctic foxes facing up to the rigours of approaching winter.
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The geese seek protection from their enemy, the arctic fox .
red
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Closer by, red foxes scamper along Further Lane and deer browse near the front door.
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Loss of beachfront habitat and predation by domestic cats and introduced red foxes pushed the least tern to the brink of extinction.
■ NOUN
cub
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The children find an injured fox cub , and rear it.
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Read in studio Fifteen fox cubs have been handed into the care of a Wildlife Rescue Centre.
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Two fox cubs romped playfully on the bank.
hunting
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Calls to end hare and fox hunting were defeated.
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He said fox hunting was a cruel practice and should be condemned.
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Staff there were looking forward to the event until they realised that the Princess regularly went fox hunting .
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On a somewhat more controversial issue, Mr Milburn and Mr Bergg said they would support a ban on fox hunting .
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He had no strong views on fox hunting , he just went for a cheap day out.
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They were interested spectators while he played polo, went fishing or fox hunting .
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Their days of cruelty are numbered and the fewer days before fox hunting is banned the better.
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Time allowed 00:19 Read in studio Another county council has voted to ban fox hunting on publicly-owned land.
population
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The research also suggests that farmers overestimate the size of the fox population .
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Shooting is often proposed as a method of controlling the fox population .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She's such a fox !
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Also invoked against eye trouble and foxes.
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Riding to hounds, taking fences and obstacles along a route dictated by the fox is a very skilled activity.
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The fox is merely after its dinner.
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The scornful rider gave the fox no chance to get well away.
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The whole pack raced behind on the scent of the fox .
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They ran through field after field, with the hounds all the time slowly gaining on the fox .
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Whereas foxes eat things other than rabbits, cheetahs eat only gazelles.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Do we leave out dates to fox her?
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He planned to fox them by flying south and going out the same way he came in.
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His little puzzle of the speed of light has you completely foxed.
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The dire light and dark shadows foxed him.
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The guy had never foxed him or double-dealt him.
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The shapes, the foxing of hair.