Cox

Definition: Cox

Cox

Noun

1. Either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin.

2. The helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew.

Verb

1. Act as the coxswain, in a boat race.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Cox" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1602. (references)

COX

COX

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Cox

Crosswords: Cox

Swedish (cockswain, Cox, coxswain).

Dr. Cox, did you get my memo stating that residents should wear their lab coats at all times (Scrubs; writing credit: Gabrielle Allan; Janae Bakken)

Look, Dr. Cox, I've been doing a lot of thinking, and I honestly think the only reason that your not down at that hospital right now is that you're afraid (Scrubs; writing credit: Gabrielle Allan; Janae Bakken)

You're right, I am. Look, Cox, I know how the world operates, and I'm not out to bust anybody's chops (Shannon's Deal; writing credit: John Sayles)

Mein Name ist Cox Gestatten (1964)

Cox és Box (1915)

Box and Cox (1913)

U.K. Celebrity Special: Lana Cox (2000)

Fiesta Model Profiles: Lana Cox (1997)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Cox Co., Ltd, an affiliate of Jusco Co.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Cox Communications Incorporated: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Cox Insurance Holdings Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Cox Radio Inc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Cox Technologies, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• American Quilt Classics: From the Collection of Patricia Cox With Maggi McCormick Gordon (reference)

• Box and Cox (reference)

• Jacksonville Greets the Twentieth Century: The Pictorial Legacy of Leah Mary Cox (reference)

• Modeling Survival Data: Extending the Cox Model (Statistics for Biology and Health) (reference)

• Religion in a Secular City: Essays in Honor of Harvey Cox (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Entrance to Cloak Bay. Entrance to Cox Strait. In: Pacific Coast Pilot Alaska Part I 1883. P. 50. Library call number VK943 .N3 1883. Credit: America's Coastlines.

[Alvin J. Cox, Jr.]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[Hiram Cox, M.D.] / Hawkins Daguerrtp. W. Anderson Engr. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Operating off the coast of North Vietnam, 5 September 1967. Photographed by PHCM Cox. Credit: NAVY.

Underway on 9 August 1968, shortly before she began her final Seventh Fleet deployment. Photographed by PHCS W.M. Cox. Credit: NAVY.

Brownies as tourists from different countries at Rock of Gibraltar] / Palmer Cox. Credit: Library of Congress.

Race by Keifer, Beringer, Carlisle, Randall and Cox for the speakership. Credit: Library of Congress.

Ibn Sa'ud, the Sultan of Saudi Arabia with Sir Percy Cox, the English adviser of Arabian Affairs, seated outside of tent. Credit: Library of Congress.

Elijah Cox. Credit: Library of Congress.

Samuel Hanson Cox, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Health

Houwen, R, Roberts, E, Thomas, G, and Cox, D.DNA markers for the diagnosis of Wilson disease. (references)

Maeda, K. Markowitz, N. Hawley, R.C., Ristic, M., Cox, D., & McDade, J.E. (1987). Human infection with Ehrlichia canis, a leukocytic rickettsia. (references)

Many scientists think that when the inflammatory process begins in the brain, it sets off a vicious cycle that includes the activation of microglia, interleukins (IL), cyclooxygenase (COX), complement, cytokines, and amyloid deposition. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression using "Cox": Cox and Stuarts tests. Additional references.

Beginning with "Cox": Cox-1, Cox-2, Cox-2 inhibitor.

Ending with "Cox": Frampton-cox.

Albanian

Timonier (coxswain, helmsman, navigator, pilot, steersman, wheelsman). (various references)

Arabic 

‏موجه دفة القارب, ‏وجه (aim, aspect, boss, change, control, countenance, destine, direct, engineer, face, guide, maw, mug, mush, officer, orient oneself, orientate, pan, phiz, point, preside, rein, shepherd, snout, steer, visage). (various references)

Bulgarian 

Кормчия. (various references)

Chinese 

考克斯. (various references)

Czech

Kormidelník (coxswain, helmsman, pilot, steerer, steersman). (various references)

Danish

Cox og Stuarts tests (Cox and Stuarts tests). (various references)

Dutch

Cox-Stuart-toetsen (Cox and Stuarts tests). (various references)

Finnish

Coxin ja Stuartin testit (Cox and Stuarts tests). (various references)

French

Barreur, Barrer. (various references)

German

Steuermann (coxswain, driver, first mate, helmsman). (various references)

Greek 

� ηδαλιούχοσ Λέμβου. (various references)

Hebrew 

ּשמש ִ�'אי ֱסיר�". (various references)

Hungarian

Csónakkormányos (coxswain). (various references)

Italian

Timoniere (coxswain, helmsman, quartermaster, steersman). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

コスト効率 (bowling in a bowling alley that is lit up like a disco with lots of flashing lights, cockatrice, Cocker spaniel, cockney, cockpit, cockroach, cook, coq d'or, cosmetic, cosmetic lens, cosmetics, cosmetology, cosmic, cosmology, cosmonaut, cosmopolis, cosmopolitan, cosmopolitanism, cosmos, cost effectiveness, costume play, cottage, cotton, faucet, glass, Kodak, rough play, spigot, tap). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

コックス . (various references)

Pig Latin

oxcay.(various references)

Portuguese

testes de Cox e Stuart (Cox and Stuarts tests). (various references)

Russian 

of coxswain, � улевой. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

krmanoš (coxswain, steersman). (various references)

Spanish

Timonel (coxswain, helmsman, pilot). (various references)

Swedish

Cox (cockswain, coxswain), Vara Cox, Styra Fartyg (con). (various references)

Turkish

Serdümen (quartermaster, steersman), Dümencilik Yapmak (coxswain), Dümenci (coxswain, helmsman, steersman, trickster), Dümen Kullanmak (con, Conn, coxswain, steer). (various references)

Ukrainian

Стерновий. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "Cox": coxa, coxae, coxal, coxalgia, coxalgias, coxalgic, coxalgies, coxalgy, coxcomb, coxcombical, coxcombries, coxcombry, coxcombs, coxed, coxes, coxing, coxitides, coxitis, coxswain, coxswained, coxswaining, coxswains. (additional references)

Words ending with "Cox": princox. (additional references)

Words containing "Cox": fucoxanthin, fucoxanthins, princoxes. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Cox" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ccxxi, Coggs, coxo, coxy, cxxi, Xoox. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: ox.

+1 letter: coax, coxa.

+2 letters: codex, comix, coxae, coxal, coxed, coxes, toxic.

+3 letters: anoxic, axonic, boxcar, claxon, coaxal, coaxed, coaxer, coaxes, coccyx, commix, convex, cortex, cowpox, coxing, exonic, exotic, icebox, oxalic, oxcart, oxidic, scolex, toxics.

+4 letters: boxcars, cashbox, chamoix, claxons, coalbox, coannex, coaxers, coaxial, coaxing, coexert, coexist, commixt, complex, conflux, context, coteaux, coxalgy, coxcomb, coxitis, exactor, exciton, excitor, exocarp, exosmic, exotica, exotics, hypoxic, lexicon, lockbox, oxcarts, oxyacid, princox, toxemic, toxical, xerotic.