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Noun (10 meanings)
1. a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid.
Example:
- “he rummaged through a box of spare parts”
box is a type of:
- container (noun) - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
types of box:
- ballot box (noun) - a box where voters deposit their ballots
- bandbox (noun) - a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)
- carton (noun) - a box made of cardboard
- casket, jewel casket (noun) - small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables
- cereal box (noun) - a paper box in which breakfast cereals are sold
- chest (noun) - box with a lid
- cigar box (noun) - a box for holding cigars
- coffin, casket (noun) - box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
- crate (noun) - a rugged box (usually made of wood)
- flat (noun) - a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- hod (noun) - an open box attached to a long pole handle
- mailbox, letter box (noun) - a private box for delivery of mail
- matchbox (noun) - a box for holding matches
- paintbox (noun) - a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint
- pencil box, pencil case (noun) - a box for holding pencils
- playbox, play-box (noun) - a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school)
- poor box, alms box, mite box (noun) - box for collecting alms, especially one in a church
- pyxis (noun) - a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
- shadow box (noun) - a shallow rectangular box with a transparent front used to protect and display small items (jewelry, coins, etc.)
- shoebox (noun) - an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes
- snuffbox (noun) - a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket
- strongbox, deedbox (noun) - a strongly made box for holding money or valuables
- tinderbox (noun) - a box for holding tinder
- tuck box (noun) - a box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school)
- window box (noun) - a long narrow box for growing plants on a windowsill
parts of box:
- base (noun) - a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
- lid (noun) - a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.
box is derivationally related to:
- to box, package (verb) - put into a box
- boxlike, boxy, box-shaped (adjective) - resembling a box in rectangularity
Example:
- “the royal box was empty”
box is a type of:
- compartment (noun) - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
types of box:
- skybox (noun) - an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium
box is a part of:
- balcony (noun) - an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
parts of box:
- box seat (noun) - a special seat in a theater or grandstand box
Example:
- “he gave her a box of chocolates”
box is a type of:
- containerful (noun) - the quantity that a container will hold
Example:
- “his lying got him into a tight corner”
box is a type of:
- predicament, quandary, plight (noun) - a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
box is derivationally related to:
5. a rectangular drawing.
Example:
- “the flowchart contained many boxes”
box is a type of:
- rectangle (noun) - a parallelogram with four right angles
box is a type of:
types of box:
- common box, European box, Buxus sempervirens (noun) - large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems
box is a member of:
- Buxus, genus Buxus (noun) - type genus of the Buxaceae
box is made from:
- boxwood, Turkish boxwood (noun) - very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box)
7. any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned.
Example:
- “the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box”
box is a type of:
- area (noun) - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
types of box:
- batter's box (noun) - an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat
box is a part of:
- ball field, baseball field, diamond (noun) - the baseball playing field
Example:
- “an armed guard sat in the box with the driver”
box is a type of:
- seat (noun) - furniture that is designed for sitting on
box is a part of:
- coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four (noun) - a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
9. separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people.
Example:
- “the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold”
box is a type of:
- compartment (noun) - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
types of box:
- jury box (noun) - an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury
- press box (noun) - box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event)
- witness box, witness stand (noun) - a box enclosure for a witness when testifying
10. a blow with the hand (usually on the ear).
Example:
- “I gave him a good box on the ear”
Verb (3 meanings)
Example:
- “box the gift, please”
to box is the opposite of:
- to unbox (verb) - remove from a box
to box is a way to:
to box is derivationally related to:
- box (noun) - a (usually rectangular) container
- package, parcel (noun) - a wrapped container
- package, bundle, packet, parcel (noun) - a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
- packaging (noun) - the business of packing
- packer, bagger, boxer (noun) - a workman employed to pack things into containers
2. hit with the fist.
to box
Example:
- “I'll box your ears!”
to box is a way to:
- to hit (verb) - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
to box is derivationally related to:
3. engage in a boxing match.
to box
to box is a way to:
ways to box:
- to prizefight (verb) - box for a prize or money
- to shadowbox (verb) - go through boxing motions without an opponent
- to spar (verb) - box lightly
to box is derivationally related to:
- box (noun) - a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- boxer, pugilist (noun) - someone who fights with his fists for sport
- boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs (noun) - fighting with the fists