cigar box
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2.1
- noun
- /sɪˈɡɑr bɑks/
:
caja de cigarros
- He carefully placed the cigars back in the cigar box to keep them fresh.
And so I took that picture and I put it on the inside cover the cigar box.
- And so I took that picture and I put it on the inside cover the cigar box.
- I used to have all my stuff in these beautiful little wooden tobacco, cigar boxes, cigars.
Examples
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In the cigar box right over there.
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Mister Watson fetched out a cigar box and showed me a yellow clipping from the Fort Smith Elevator.
Fiction book (1990) -
Give me the cigar box and wait here.
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Got them in a cigar box.
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In the cigar box, under the coffee table, where it always is.
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Wally, get the money from the cigar box.
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I spotted a cigar box full of photos.
Fiction book (2000) -
"There's a lot of money in that cigar box."
Academic text (2007) -
I get the cigar box full of hundred-dollar bills.
Academic text (2007) -
"Joe had a cigar box full of old snapshots," said Rachel.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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1.0
A usually rectangular container with a lid for holding things or the amount it holds
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1.0
A box made of cardboard used for packing or storing things
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8.4
A box that keeps cigars or tobacco moist so they stay fresh
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3.2
A wooden box for storing or carrying things like firewood
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1.0
A large strong container used to hold things for moving or storage
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Morphology
The meaning 'a box for storing cigars' is directly and transparently derived from the constituents: 'cigar' specifies the intended contents and 'box' denotes a container. This noun–noun compounding pattern is common across languages and follows regular English composition rules, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun cigar box is a small wooden box made to hold cigars. People often reused these boxes to keep letters, coins, or even make simple guitars, so the name came to mean a small box first used 'to store cigars' and now used for other small things.