toy box
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1.0
- noun
- /tɔɪ bɑks/
:
caja de juguetes
- Freddy opened his toy box to find his favorite dinosaur and a collection of colorful blocks.
- kids' toy box
- bottom of the toy box
But we're going to use this as your little toy box.
- But we're going to use this as your little toy box.
Examples
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In the living room, Mei unstacks the jigsaw puzzles from their special toy box and watches as Anna works on the newest addition, a fifty-piece farm scene brightly painted in naive style.
Fiction book (1992) -
I got the idea from a toy box that my son had.
Blog text (25) -
And then over here we have a little toy box that I bought about six years ago when we had Fraser.
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"When Pete finished his banana, he went to his room and began searching through his toy box.
Fiction book (1997) -
Although she does play with trucks and tractors because those are most prevalent in our toy box.
Blog text (6) -
She was used to stepping on Legos all over Teddy's floor, tired of nagging him to sweep all the stuff into the toy box when he was done playing.
Fiction book (1999) -
The soft bed, the little wooden chair and desk, the mirrored dresser, the big angled closet, the full toy box, the messy bookcase, the globe—all gone.
Fiction book (1999) -
The children eagerly ran to the toy box, excited to see what new surprises awaited them inside.
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After playing, I always remind my kids to return the toys to the toy box to keep their room tidy.
Synonyms
363
1.0
A large strong box for storing clothes or valuables
189
1.7
A strong wooden box for storing or moving things and the amount inside it
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1.0
A large box that holds children's toys
A box for keeping a child's toys and small personal things
A large strong box used to store valuable or household items
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Morphology
The meaning 'a box for storing children's toys' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'toy' (children's play item) with 'box' (a container). This noun+noun compound follows a common and productive composition pattern in English (and many other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Toy box comes from a simple picture: a toy, a child's play thing, put into a box to keep the room tidy. So, Toy box means 'a box or chest for storing children's toys'.