- nounbox (noun) · boxes (plural noun) · the box (noun)
- a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid:"a cereal box" · "a hat box"
- the contents of a box:"she ate a whole box of chocolates that night"
- informal(the box)television or a television set:"light entertainment shows on the box"
- informala casing containing a computer:"the new model is half the cost of an equivalent IBM box"
- informala coffin:"I always thought I'd be in a box when I finally left here"
- historicala coachman's seat.
- an area on a page that is to be filled in or that is set off by a border:"a picture of Sandy was in the upper right-hand box"
- an area on a computer screen for user input or displaying information:"a new box appears containing the names of all the programs which are opened"
- soccer(the box)the penalty area:"he curled in a shot from the edge of the box"
- baseball(the boxthe batter's box)the rectangular area occupied by the batter:"ten thousand people booed him when he stepped into the box"
- baseballthe rectangular area behind home plate for the catcher (catcher's box), or those near first and third bases, in foul territory, for each base coach (coach's box).
- a separate section or enclosed area within a larger building, especially one reserved for a group of people in a theater or sports ground or for witnesses or the jury in a law court:"a box at the opera" · "the jury was now in the box"
- BRITISH ENGLISHa small country house for use when hunting or fishing.
- a protective casing for a piece of a mechanism:"in the second variation, a switch loop, only one cable enters the box"
- informalshort for gearbox
- a mailbox at a post office, newspaper office, or other facility where a person may arrange to receive correspondence:"write to me care of PO Box 112"
- vulgar slanga woman's vagina.
verbbox (verb) · boxes (third person present) · boxed (past tense) · boxed (past participle) · boxing (present participle)- put in or provide with a box:"each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity" · "Muriel boxed up all Christopher's clothes"
- enclose (a piece of text) within printed lines:"procedures relating to topics within the chapter are boxed in and numbered so that the reader can quickly recognize them"
Originlate Old English, probably from late Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis ‘boxwood box’, from Greek puxos (see box).verbbox (verb) · boxes (third person present) · boxed (past tense) · boxed (past participle) · boxing (present participle)- fight an opponent using one's fists; compete in the sport of boxing:"he boxed for England" · "he had to box Bennett for the title"
nounbox (noun)- a slap with the hand on the side of a person's head given as a punishment or in anger:"she gave him a box on the ear"
Originlate Middle English (in the general sense ‘a blow’): of unknown origin.nounbox (noun) · boxes (plural noun) · box tree (noun) · box trees (plural noun) · boxwood (noun) · Venezuelan box (noun) · Venezuelan boxes (plural noun) · West Indian box (noun) · West Indian boxes (plural noun)- a slow-growing European evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy dark green leaves. It is often grown as a hedge and for topiary.
- the hard, heavy wood of the box tree, formerly widely used for engraving and for musical instruments.
- any of a number of trees that have wood or foliage similar to the box tree.
- several Australian eucalyptus trees (genus Eucalyptus, family Myrtaceae).
- the tropical American Venezuelan box, or West Indian box (Casearia praecox, family Flacourtiaceae), the wood of which has now largely replaced that of the European box.
OriginOld English, via Latin from Greek puxos.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid:
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover. the quantity contained in a box: She bought a box of candy as a gift. Chiefly British. a gift or present: a Christmas box.www.dictionary.com/browse/box1 : a rigid typically rectangular container with or without a cover a cigar box : such as a : an open cargo container of a vehicle b : coffinwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box
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