box
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1.0
- noun
- /bɑks/
- His safe-deposit box hasn't been opened yet.
- cardboard box
- P.O. Box
- lunch box
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- And he gave me a shoe box filled with money.
- Man, there was a box full of foam.
- Now Josh had a box of dual lands.
- It was just on the outside of the box, just on the cusp.
- Oh my God, it's a whole box of like Haichu flavors.
- One big beast of a box says fragile.
Examples
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OK, so inside of the box, we have our cable.
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Man, there was a box full of foam.
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Next up, we're going to find a lunch box for food.
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We are opening the box for the first time.
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It's a very pretty box, it seemed such a waste.
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On the table in front of Ross is a box of Oreo cookies.
Academic text (2008) -
So first up, we have this giant box from Tarte Cosmetics.
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But I have a box of stuffed mushrooms for you when you're feeling better.
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Children scurried to the instrument box to choose instruments that they could play in Peter's band.
Academic text (1999) -
She opened the box to find a surprise birthday gift inside.
Synonyms
478
1.0
A box or container for holding and carrying things like bottles
301
1.3
A thing that holds or stores items, for example a box
180
1.7
A strong wooden box for storing or moving things and the amount inside it
66
1.0
A box made of cardboard with a top that opens for storing things
44
1.0
A box made of cardboard used for packing or storing things
28
1.1
A box used to store and carry hand tools like hammers
18
5.3
A container for holding things like bottles or paper
18
1.0
A rectangular cardboard container for holding shoes
15
1.0
A cardboard box that holds breakfast cereal
9
2.1
A small box for keeping cigars or other small items
6
1.0
A small box that holds matches
5
1.0
A box for keeping children's toys
3
1.0
A large strong container used to hold things for moving or storage
3
6.1
A round hard box used to store or carry hats
2
1.9
An amount that fills a box
1
3.2
A strong box for keeping money in shops or at events
1
1.0
A small box for holding pencils, erasers, and a ruler
1
3.7
A small container with separate sections for storing pills
1
2.3
A large strong box used to hold goods for storage or shipping
1
5.9
A box that holds tools and materials for sewing
1
3.2
A wooden box for storing or carrying things like firewood
1
8.4
A box a child uses to keep toys and personal things
1
2.7
A box that holds paints and brushes for artists or children
1
3.7
The amount that fills a container
A box of local food often given as a gift or taken to a picnic
A small box used to plant and grow young seeds
Idioms
- Offensive
1
9.9
A person who is not very quick to understand things
Compounds
- Specialized
23
4.9
A device on an airplane that records flight information and pilot voices
11
3.2
A raised area in a courtroom where the people who decide the case sit during a trial
- Literature
9
3.1
An area in a stadium or arena where reporters and broadcasters sit to report the game
- Specialized
8
3.9
A system whose inner parts are hidden so you only see what goes in and what comes out
- UK
4
4.2
An enclosed area in a courtroom where a person sits to tell the judge or jury what they saw
- Archaic
4
8.3
A surprising thing that seems to come by luck, not skill, like a small toy in a snack box
- US
3
5.2
A North American land turtle with a high shell that can close tightly to protect itself
- Archaic
1
2.4
A gift you give at Christmas to people who do a job for you, like a milkman or postman
- US
1
6.1
A North American fast-growing maple tree with leaves made of several parts, often used for shade
- UK
1
6.7
A small building where people control railway signals and switches to direct trains
1
6.3
A box-shaped instrument with bellows that you press to make music, like an accordion
- Archaic
1
4.2
A simple camera in the shape of a box with a fixed focus lens and few controls
- Formal
1
8.8
A locked box used to carry and keep important government papers like speeches
- Specialized
1
6.8
A tool that guides a saw to make cuts at exact angles in wood for picture frames
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Etymology
Box for a container comes from the name of the boxwood tree, Latin buxus, because people used that hard wood to make small wooden boxes, and so the tree name became the word for a 'container'.