ox

Meanings

Plural: oxen, oxes

Noun

an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.
Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.
Abbreviation of oxygen.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English oxe, from Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô (compare West Frisian okse, Dutch os, German Ochse), from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.
Cognate with Welsh ych (“ox”), Tocharian A ops, Tocharian B okso (“draft-ox”), Avestan 𐬎𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬥 (uxšan, “bull”), Sanskrit उक्षन् (ukṣán).

Synonyms

bullock, steer, wild ox

Scrabble Score: 9

ox is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ox is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ox is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

ox is a valid Words With Friends word