box
- noun
- /bɑks/
- Search the name of the artist in the search box at the top of the page.
- text box
- check boxes
- dialog box
You take a box and you expand the box slowly.
- You take a box and you expand the box slowly.
- I'll put that in the info box below Look at this.
- What would the two by two box tool suggest as a fourth rule?
- I know not even a check box, not even a yes, no, right?
Examples
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And now in the red box here I'm showing Biden's debts.
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A plan book broke the day into discrete boxes of time that structured the school day.
Academic text (2013) -
So again, the stuff you see here in the blue boxes is this.
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So turn over to the description box and follow me.
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We meet in the information box.
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As you know, many textbooks include text boxes like the one shown in Figure 1.
Academic text (2008) -
And now that I've checked all the boxes, I'm free.
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OCR files with word-bounding boxes and columns at the page level are required for NDNP work.
Academic text (2013) -
To find the required details, please refer to the information box on the left side of the form.
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Complete the application by filling out each section in the designated box provided.
Synonyms
A line that shows the outer shape of something
An area on a screen or in a document where you can type and show words
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Box for a drawn rectangle is a visual use of the container idea — a rectangle is like a flat 'box' on the page that keeps or highlights information, so you write your name inside the 'box'.