oxen

Meanings

Noun

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - Bible
- "a team of oxen"
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
plural of ox

Adj

Of, relating to, or resembling an ox; oxlike

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English oxen, from Old English oxan, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsan, from Proto-Germanic *uhsniz, nominative and accusative plural of *uhsô (“ox”), equivalent to ox + -en (plural ending).

Synonyms

Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, ox, wild ox

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

oxen is a valid Words With Friends word