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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


VERB (1)

1. act as the coxswain, in a boat race;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cox \Cox\ (k?ks), n. [OE. cokes. Cf. Coax.] A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Go; you're a brainless cox, a toy, a fop. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Cox 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