English Dictionary (1-3 of 3)
- box
- [bɒks]
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- 1. a receptacle or container made of wood, cardboard, etc, usually rectangular and having a removable or hinged lid
- 2. any of various containers for a specific purpose
- 3. any of various small cubicles, kiosks, or shelters
- 4. a separate compartment in a public place for a small group of people, as in a theatre or certain restaurants
- 5.
an enclosure within a courtroom - See jury box witness box
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a compartment for a horse in a stable or a vehicle - See loosebox horsebox
- 7. a small country house...
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- box
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- 1.
to fight (an opponent) in a boxing match
- 2.
to engage in boxing
- 3. to hit (a person) with the fist; punch or cuff
- 4. a punch with the fist, esp on the ear
- 5. C14: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Dutch boken to shunt, push into position
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- box
- [bɒks]
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- 1. a dense slow-growing evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Buxus , esp B. sempervirens , which has small shiny leaves and is used for hedges, borders, and garden mazes: family Buxaceae
- 2.
the wood of this tree - See boxwood
- 3. any of several trees the timber or foliage of which resembles this tree, esp various species of Eucalyptus with rough bark
- 4. Old English, from Latin buxus
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Examples (1-5 of 22)
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this top belongs to the smaller box
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he ate a whole box of chocolates
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a money box
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letter box
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a telephone box or callbox
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