Words that rhyme with rox

n 1: a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" 2: private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" [syn: box, loge] 3: the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates" [syn: box, boxful] 4: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" [syn: corner, box] 5: a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes" 6: evergreen shrubs or small trees [syn: box, boxwood] 7: any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box" 8: the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" [syn: box, box seat] 9: separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" 10: a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear" v 1: put into a box; "box the gift, please" [syn: box, package] [ant: unbox] 2: hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!" 3: engage in a boxing match

n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage [syn: redstem storksbill, alfilaria, alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin grass, pin clover, Erodium cicutarium]

n 1: either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin [syn: cyclooxygenase, Cox] 2: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew [syn: coxswain, cox] v 1: act as the coxswain, in a boat race

v 1: outdo someone in trickery 2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" [syn: outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent]

n 1: an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus 2: any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos [syn: ox, wild ox]

n 1: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) [syn: syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, lues] 2: a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

n 1: a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction 2: a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod 3: a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked

n 1: a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians" [syn: negotiation, dialogue, talks]

n 1: Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572) [syn: Knox, John Knox]

n 1: United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935) [syn: Ochs, Adolph Simon Ochs]