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foxproof

foxproof adjective: resistant to the predations of foxes.

Adjective

foxproof (comparative more foxproof, superlative most foxproof)

  1. Resistant to the predations of foxes.
    • We raise our chickens in a foxproof pen.

Verb

foxproof (third-person singular simple present foxproofs, present participle foxproofing, simple past and past participle foxproofed)

  1. (transitive) To make resistant to the predations of foxes.

Forms of foxproof

Adjective
comparativemore foxproof
superlativemost foxproof
Verb
third-person singular presentfoxproofs
present participlefoxproofing
past participlefoxproofed
pastfoxproofed

Origin of foxproof

From fox + -proof.

Questions about foxproof

What does foxproof mean?
Foxproof means resistant to the predations of foxes.
What part of speech is foxproof?
Foxproof can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near foxproof in the dictionary

  1. Foxlove
  2. foxly
  3. foxnut
  4. foxnuts
  5. FOXP2
  6. foxproof
  7. foxproofed
  8. foxproofing
  9. foxproofs
  10. Foxrock
  11. Foxs

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