box-shaped

Examples

• All

• The master bedroom was box-shaped and much smaller than his apartment bedroom.

  Fiction book (2000)

• One such device was the "crib," a box-shaped bed with a cover of slats, which was securely locked while the patient was inside.

  Blog text (22)

• It was described as being box-shaped.

  The Fourth Kind (2009)

• So many ballot pages mean more work for those box-shaped optical scan machines that "read" the results.

  Blog text (28)

• No, the box-shaped hull reflected the cargoes it would carry, and nothing more.

  Fiction book (1991)

• In the mirror, he saw what seemed to be a box-shaped shadow at the far bend of the road behind him; as we rounded a bend, it disappeared.

  Fiction book (2000)

• You follow a remote-controlled, box-shaped robotic sentry moving swiftly through an obstacle course resembling a subway station.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The storage unit was box-shaped, making it perfect for stacking and organizing supplies.

• He designed a box-shaped table that fit perfectly in the corner of the room.

• The artist created a box-shaped sculpture that reflected modern architectural styles.

Synonyms

B

boxy

vsbox-shaped

5 3.2

A shape like a box with straight sides and sharp corners

is the direct term for rectangular or cubic form rather than similar shape

B

boxlike

vsbox-shaped

1 3.7

Shaped like a box with straight sides and sharp corners

is about having an actual rectangular or cubic form not just appearance

C

cuboid

vsbox-shaped

6.7

Having the shape of a cube or a rectangular box

is a general word for objects in rectangular or cubic form

Antonyms

C

cylindrical

12 4.0

A long round shape with straight, parallel sides like a tube

How Boxy

cubic

8 3.8

box-shaped

1 3.0

rectangular

28 3.2

rounded

1 2.4

oval

38 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology