(object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.
(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
Material used for making boxes or casing.
verb
present participle of box
coxing
coxing
verb
present participle of cox
exogen
exogen
noun
(botany) A plant characterized by wood, bark and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and growth only occurring on the outside.
(medicine, dermatology) The last phase of the hair growth cycle that follows telogen, during which the hairshaft is released from the hair follicle and is shed from the body.
foxing
foxing
noun
(printing) The discoloration of printed material with brown marks.
A band of material joining the upper of a shoe to the sole.
Crafty or wily behavior.
verb
present participle of fox
loxing
oxgall
oxgang
oxgang
noun
(historical) The area of land that could be plowed by an ox in a year, ¹⁄₈ hide or carucate and notionally 15 acres.
(historical, Scotland) The similar Scottish concept, ¹⁄₈ of a ploughgate and notionally 12+¹⁄₂ or 13 Scottish acres.
oxgate
oxgoad
oxgoad
noun
A goad for driving oxen.
oxygas
oxygen
oxygen
noun
(countable) An atom of this element.
(figurative) A condition or environment in which something can thrive.
(medicine) A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe.
Molecular oxygen (O₂), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, also called dioxygen.
The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.
oxygon
oxygon
noun
(geometry) A triangle with three acute angles.
pegbox
pegbox
noun
(music, lutherie) The part of a violin or similar stringed instrument that holds the tuning pegs.
