Sox

Pronunciation: /sɑks/

Definitions of sox

noun a nickname for the Chicago White Sox, a professional baseball team

Example Sentences

A1 I bought a new pair of sox at the store.

A2 She wore mismatched sox to the party.

B1 The baseball player put on his lucky sox before the game.

B2 I need to wash my white sox before wearing them again.

C1 The team's logo was embroidered on the sox they wore during the championship game.

C2 He collected vintage baseball sox from different eras.

Examples of sox in a Sentence

formal The company requires all employees to wear black sox as part of the dress code.

informal I can't find my lucky sox for the game tonight.

slang Those sox are lit, where did you get them?

figurative She has a way of pulling success out of her sox when faced with challenges.

Grammatical Forms of sox

• past tense: soxed
• plural: soxes
• comparative: more sox
• superlative: most sox
• present tense: sox
• future tense: will sox
• perfect tense: have soxed
• continuous tense: is soxing
• singular: sox
• positive degree: sox
• infinitive: to sox
• gerund: soxing
• participle: soxed

Origin and Evolution of sox

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'sox' is derived from the Middle English word 'sokke' which means a covering for the foot or lower leg.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the spelling of the word evolved from 'sokke' to 'socks' and eventually to 'sox'. The term 'sox' is now commonly used to refer to a pair of socks, particularly in American English.