window box
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈwɪndoʊ bɑks/
:
caja de ventana
- She loves to plant herbs in her window box to use while cooking.
- window box with flowers
- geraniums in the window box
- filled window boxes
We've got the barn pots, the kitchen window box, it's rough.
- We've got the barn pots, the kitchen window box, it's rough.
Examples
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A breeze carried the scent of mint from Magda's window box.
Fiction book (1997) -
The patio has white tables and chairs and is framed in window boxes.
Fiction book (2002) -
And then the window box on the bathroom window.
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I moved over to the window box on the rail of the deck.
Fiction book (1992) -
I cannot wait to put them into the window boxes on the garage!
Blog text (12) -
The window boxes in the corner will need attention again, but for now let's leave them.
Fiction book (2000) -
With the heat and drought of this summer, I'm amazed your window boxes did so well.
Blog text (15) -
In fact, you may end up mostly growing your purple carrots yourself in your window boxes.
Blog text (4) -
What's that vine-looking plant growing in the window box of the balcony?
Blog text (23) -
Sol was watering his window box when Andy came out, carefully irrigating the rows of herbs and tiny onions.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
6
1.0
A container often made of clay or plastic used to grow plants
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'window' (an opening in a wall) and 'box' (a container): it denotes a container associated with a window used for plants. This straightforward noun-compounding pattern is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Window box comes from the simple image of a long box fixed under a window and filled with flowers or herbs. So the phrase now means 'a narrow container for growing plants on a windowsill'.