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fox sleep

fox sleep noun: feigned sleep while actually alert.

Noun

fox sleep

  1. (idiomatic) Feigned sleep while actually alert.

Forms of fox sleep

alternative formfox's sleep

Questions about fox sleep

What does fox sleep mean?
Fox sleep means feigned sleep while actually alert.
What part of speech is fox sleep?
Fox sleep is a noun.

Words near fox sleep in the dictionary

  1. fox plums
  2. Fox River
  3. fox sedge
  4. fox shark
  5. fox sharks
  6. fox sleep
  7. fox snake
  8. fox snakes
  9. fox sparrow
  10. fox sparrows
  11. fox squirrel

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