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shox

shox noun: synonym of shock absorber.

Noun (1)

shox pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Synonym of shock absorber.
    Synonyms:
    shock absorber

Noun (2) capitalized: SHOX

SHOX

  1. (abbreviation, molecular biology) Abbreviation of short-stature homeobox gene.

Synonyms of shox

Origin of shox

Variant of shocks, with -x replacing the /ks/ sound. First attested in the 1970s.

Questions about shox

What does shox mean?
Shox means synonym of shock absorber.
What part of speech is shox?
Shox is a noun.

Words near shox in the dictionary

  1. showy sundew
  2. showy sundews
  3. showyard
  4. showyards
  5. showyness
  6. shox
  7. shoyu
  8. shoyu-tai
  9. shoyus
  10. shozoku
  11. SHP

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