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coax
coax1 / kōks/ • v. [tr.] [tr.] persuade (someone) gradually or by flattery to do something: the trainees were coaxed into doing hard, boring work. ∎ (coax something from/out of) use such persuasion to obtain something from: we coaxed money out of my father | fig. coaxing more speed from the car. ∎ manipulate (something) carefully into a particular shape or position: her lovely hair had been coaxed into ringlets. DERIVATIVES: coax·er n. coax·ing·ly adv. coax2 / ˈkō-aks; kōˈaks/ inf. • n. coaxial cable. • adj. coaxial: coax connectors. |
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"coax." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coax." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coax.html "coax." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coax.html |
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coax †fool, take in; pet, fondle XVI; wheedle XVII. orig. ‘make a cokes (i.e. fool) of’; of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "coax." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "coax." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-coax.html T. F. HOAD. "coax." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-coax.html |
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coax Short for coaxial cable.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "coax." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "coax." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-coax.html JOHN DAINTITH. "coax." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-coax.html |
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coax
•box, cox, detox, fox, Foxe, Knox, lox, outfox, ox, phlox, pox, Stocks
•matchbox
•bandbox, sandbox
•hatbox • haybox • mailbox • brainbox
•paintbox • squeezebox • pillbox
•icebox • strongbox • horsebox
•saltbox • soundbox • soapbox
•shadow-box • shoebox • jukebox
•toolbox • snuffbox • gearbox • firebox
•tinderbox • thunderbox • pillar box
•pepperbox • chatterbox • letter box
•workbox • paradox • heterodox
•orthodox • dementia praecox
•Wilcox • backblocks • dreadlocks
•Goldilocks • Magnox • equinox
•chickenpox • smallpox • cowpox
•aurochs • xerox • volvox
•Faux, Fawkes
•Boaks, coax, hoax, Oaks, stokes
•yoicks
•Fuchs, gadzooks, Jukes
•Brooks, Crookes
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"coax." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coax." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-coax.html "coax." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-coax.html |
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