box
- noun
- /bɑks/
- Once the audience members took their seats in the box, the concert began with a spectacular light show.
There is tickets to a box at Preston North End.
- There is tickets to a box at Preston North End.
- Now you can only choose Box A&B; or Box B.
- But we are in like a box with very tiny windows.
- Yes, and by the way, a police box could tow a planet.
Examples
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Everything's in the corporate box from beginning to end.
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To learn more about PASS, contact the American Sports Institute, Box 1837, Mill Valley, California.
Academic text (1991) -
So what you could do is go from this box to that box.
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Hey, you see that box right across the way?
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- Can you all see the witness box?
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There's a telephone box over there and the line may be open.
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The negatives are in the box.
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We've got a bunch of filler and some little boxes and some paperwork.
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Now the other inhabitants of the box were stirring, ready to emerge of their own accord.
Fiction book (1990) -
She sat in the front row of the box during the performance, enjoying the view of the stage.
Synonyms
A small enclosed space where people sell things, give information, or vote
An area surrounded by a fence, wall, or natural feature
Private place in a raised box with a good view of the stage or field
A small private seating area in a theater that is separate from the main seats
Idioms
- Offensive
A person who is not very quick to understand things
Compounds
- Specialized
A device on an airplane that records flight information and pilot voices
- Literature
An area in a stadium or arena where reporters and broadcasters sit to report the game
- Specialized
A system whose inner parts are hidden so you only see what goes in and what comes out
- UK
An enclosed area in a courtroom where a person sits to tell the judge or jury what they saw
- US
A North American land turtle with a high shell that can close tightly to protect itself
- Archaic
A simple camera in the shape of a box with a fixed focus lens and few controls
- Archaic
A gift you give at Christmas to people who do a job for you, like a milkman or postman
- Formal
A locked box used to carry and keep important government papers like speeches
- Specialized
A tool that guides a saw to make cuts at exact angles in wood for picture frames
- UK
A small building where people control railway signals and switches to direct trains
A box-shaped instrument with bellows that you press to make music, like an accordion
A small tree with dark green lobed leaves and wood that resists rot, often used for fence posts
- Specialized
A long hollow structure made from boards with a rectangular shape that supports parts of a building
- Specialized
Smooth shiny leather made from the skin of a young cow and used for high quality shoes and bags
- US
A North American fast-growing maple tree with leaves made of several parts, often used for shade
- Specialized
A group of evergreen shrubs and small trees with glossy leaves, including boxwood, found worldwide
A low spreading evergreen shrub with small shiny leaves and nearly tasteless berries
How Private
Surface Forms
Etymology
Box meaning a separate, enclosed area comes from the same idea as a container: a small, closed space like a wooden box, so a theater or guard 'box' is simply a little 'enclosed area'.