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Noun: box bóks- A (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
"he rummaged through a box of spare parts" - Private area in a theatre or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
"the royal box was empty" - loge - The quantity contained in a box
"he gave her a box of chocolates" - boxful - A predicament from which a skilful or graceful escape is impossible
- corner - A rectangular drawing
"the flowchart contained many boxes" - Evergreen shrubs or small trees
- boxwood - Any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
"the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box" - The driver's seat on a coach
"an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" - box seat - Separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
"the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" - A blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
"I gave him a good box on the ear" - [Brit] An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
- television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box [N. Amer], boob tube [N. Amer], telly [Brit], goggle box [Brit] Verb: box bóks- Put into a box
"box the gift, please" - package - Hit with the fist
"I'll box your ears!" - Engage in a boxing match
Sounds like: bocks Derived forms: boxes, boxing, boxed See also: boxer, boxing, boxy Type of: area, blow, bush, case, compartment, container, containerful, contend, encase, fight, hit, incase, plight, predicament, quandary, receiver, receiving system, rectangle, seat, shrub, struggle Antonym: unbox Part of: balcony, ball field, baseball field, Buxus, coach, coach-and-four, diamond, four-in-hand, genus Buxus, television, television system Encyclopedia: Box Box, Gloucestershire Box, Wiltshire |