cox
/kɒks/US/kɑks/
cox noun: a coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.
Noun (1)
cox (plural coxes)
- A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.
- A particularly nervous boy was appointed cox, and the steering principle explained to him by Joskins. Joskins himself took stroke. He told the others that it was simple enough; all they had to do was to follow him.1889, Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat […]
Verb
cox (third-person singular simple present coxes, present participle coxing, simple past and past participle coxed)
- To act as coxswain for.
- The physicist Stephen Hawking used to cox for a college rowing team.
- I coxed the lightweight 4+ yesterday.
Proper noun capitalized: Cox
- An English surname from Middle English for either son of, or servant of someone named Cocke or Cook.
- For the impeachment article to get to the floor, it will need the approval of House GOP Speaker Kirk Cox.2019 February 8, Dan Merica, “Key supporters tell Justin Fairfax to step down after 2nd sexual assault allegation”, in CNN
- I mean, mood. Courteney Cox showing Kimmel her completely empty pantry over Zoom while explaining that her family is snacking more than usual is relatable content.2020 April 22, Julia Alexander, “The joy of spying on celebrity homes over Zoom and Instagram Live”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2020
- An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Florida, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States.
- A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania, France; the name comes from Occitan.
- A municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencia, Spain.
Noun (2) capitalized: COX
COX
- Acronym of cyclooxygenase.
cox meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
cox in Hindi
- कॉक्स, सी. ओ. एक्स
cox in Tamil
- காக்ஸ், கோக்ஸ்
cox in Marathi
- कॉक्स, सी. ओ. एक्स, कोक्स
cox in Urdu
- کاکس, کوکس, سی او ایکس
More languagesFewer languages
- cox in Bengali
- কোক্স, সিওএক্স
- cox in Telugu
- కాక్స్, కోక్స్
- cox in Malayalam
- കോക്സ്, സി. ഒ. എക്സ്, കോക്സിലേക്ക്
- cox in Kannada
- ಕಾಕ್ಸ್, ಕೋಕ್ಸ್, ಸಿಒಎಕ್ಸ್
- cox in Punjabi
- ਸੀ. ਓ. ਐੱਕਸ, ਕੌਕਸ
- cox in Gujarati
- કોક્સ, સી. ઓ. એક્સ, કોક્સને
- cox in Odia
- କୋକ୍ସ, ସି. ଓ. ଏକ୍ସ, ସିଓଏକ୍ସ
- cox in Nepali
- कोक्स
Forms of cox
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | coxes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | coxes |
| present participle | coxing |
| past participle | coxed |
| past | coxed |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Coxes |
| plural | Coxs |
Origin of cox
Clipping of coxswain.
The surname has converged from several different origins; see Cox.
Words formed from cox
- box and cox
- cox box
- coxie
- coxless
- coxed
- COX-1
- COX-2
- Box-Cox distribution
- Box-Cox transform
- Box-Cox transformation
- Cox ring
- Coxs Corner
- Coxs Creek
- Coxs Crown
- Coxy
Phrases with cox
Words that rhyme with cox
Questions about cox
- What does cox mean?
- Cox means a coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.
- What is cox in Hindi?
- Cox in Hindi is कॉक्स, सी. ओ. एक्स. See Cox meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cox?
- Cox can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce cox?
- Cox is pronounced /kɒks/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cox?
- The plural of cox is coxes.
Words near cox in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cox (page history and authors); Cox (page history and authors); COX (page history and authors); cox (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cox (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cox (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cox (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cox (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cox (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cox (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cox (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cox (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cox (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cox (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cox (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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