COX

coxswain, cox

(noun) the helmsman of a ship’s boat or a racing crew

cyclooxygenase, Cox

(noun) either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin

cox

(verb) act as the coxswain, in a boat race

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Cox (plural Coxes)

An English surname for either son of, or servant of someone named Cocke or Cook.

Anagrams

• CXO

Noun

COX

Acronym of cyclooxygenase.

Anagrams

• CXO

Etymology

Noun

cox (plural coxes)

A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew. [from mid-19th C.]

Verb

cox (third-person singular simple present coxes, present participle coxing, simple past and past participle coxed)

(ambitransitive) To act as coxswain for.

Anagrams

• CXO

Source: Wiktionary


Cox (kks), n. Etym: [OE. cokes. Cf. Coax.]

Definition: A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull. [Obs.] Go; you're a brainless cox, a toy, a fop. Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

8 April 2025

COAXING

(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

coffee icon