Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cox

2 senses of cox

Sense 1
cyclooxygenase, Cox -- (either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin)
       => enzyme -- (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

Sense 2
coxswain, cox -- (the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew)
       => helmsman, steersman, steerer -- (the person who steers a ship)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cox

1 sense of cox

Sense 1
cox -- (act as the coxswain, in a boat race)
       => be, follow -- (work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher")