Definition of box Box
/bɑˈks/ - [baks] - box
We found 53 definitions of box from 8 different sources.
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WordNet
NounPlural: boxes |
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| box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" | ||
| container any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) | ||
| ballot box a box where voters deposit their ballots | ||
| bandbox a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats) | ||
| base a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" | ||
| carton a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top | ||
| jewel casket, casket small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables | ||
| cereal box a paper box in which breakfast cereals are sold | ||
| chest box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy | ||
| cigar box a box for holding cigars | ||
| coffin, casket box in which a corpse is buried or cremated | ||
| crate a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping | ||
| flat scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting | ||
| hod an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder | ||
| lid a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.; "he raised the piano lid" | ||
| mailbox, letter box a private box for delivery of mail | ||
| matchbox a box for holding matches | ||
| paintbox a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint | ||
| pencil box, pencil case a box for holding pencils | ||
| play-box, playbox a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school) | ||
| alms box, mite box, poor box box for collecting alms, especially one in a church | ||
| pyxis a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines | ||
| shadow box a shallow rectangular box with a transparent front used to protect and display small items (jewelry, coins, etc.) | ||
| shoebox an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes | ||
| snuffbox a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket | ||
| deedbox, strongbox a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked | ||
| tinderbox a box for holding tinder | ||
| tuck box a box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school) | ||
| box - separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" | ||
| compartment a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area | ||
| jury box an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury | ||
| press box box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event) | ||
| box - private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" | ||
| loge | ||
| compartment a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area | ||
| balcony a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet | ||
| box seat a special seat in a theater or grandstand box | ||
| box - evergreen shrubs or small trees | ||
| boxwood | ||
| shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | ||
| buxus, genus buxus type genus of the Buxaceae | ||
| buxus sempervirens, common box, european box large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures | ||
| box - a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear" | ||
| blow forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" | ||
| box - any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box" | ||
| area a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" | ||
| ball field, baseball field, diamond the baseball playing field | ||
| box - the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" | ||
| box seat | ||
| seat any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" | ||
| box - the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates" | ||
| boxful | ||
| box - a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes" | ||
| box - a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" | ||
| corner | ||
| predicament, plight, quandary a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" | ||
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| box - engage in a boxing match | ||
| fight, struggle, contend fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" | ||
| athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity | ||
| spar fight verbally; "They were sparring all night" | ||
| prizefight box for a prize or money | ||
| shadowbox go through boxing motions without an opponent | ||
| box - put into a box; "box the gift, please" | ||
| package | ||
| unbox remove from a box; "unbox the presents" | ||
| encase, incase, case enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud" | ||
| box - hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!" | ||
| hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- box (Noun)
Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Buxus. - box (Noun)
Boxwood: the wood from a box tree. - box (Noun)
A blow with the fist. - box (Verb)
To place inside a box; to pack in boxes. - box (Verb)
To hem in. - box (Verb)
To place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object. - box (Verb)
To mix two containers of paint of similar color to ensure that the color is identical. - box (Verb)
To strike with the fists. - box (Verb)
To fight against a person in a boxing match. - box (Verb)
To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- box (n.)
A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc. - box (n.)
A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes. - box (n.)
The quantity that a box contain. - box (n.)
A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement. - box (n.)
A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box. - box (n.)
A small country house. - box (n.)
A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box. - box (n.)
An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing. - box (n.)
A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump. - box (n.)
The driver's seat on a carriage or coach. - box (n.)
A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift. - box (n.)
The square in which the pitcher stands. - box (n.)
A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue. - box (v. t.)
To inclose in a box. - box (v. t.)
To furnish with boxes, as a wheel. - box (v. t.)
To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form. - box (n.)
A blow on the head or ear with the hand. - box (v. i.)
To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar. - box (v. t.)
To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head. - box (v. t.)
To boxhaul.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Generic manmade object with space in it (commonly made of cardboard or wood) that is used to keep and store many various different objects. -
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A private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance. -
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A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible. -
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To engage in a boxing match. -
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To put into a box.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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boks, n. a tree remarkable for the hardness and smoothness of its wood—also Box-tree (Shak.): a case or receptacle for holding anything: the contents of a box: a small house or lodge, as a shooting-box, &c.: in a theatre, a small enclosure with several seats—the boxes = their occupants, the ladies: an old square pew or similar enclosure, as a sentry-box, signal-box, &c.: the driver's seat on a carriage: the case in which the ship's compass is kept.—v.t. to put into or furnish with boxes: (slang) to overturn a watchman in his box.—ns. Box′-bed, a kind of bed once common in Scotch cottages, having its ends, sides, and roof of wood, and capable of being closed in front by two sliding panels; Box′-day, one of the Court of Session vacation days when papers ordered to be deposited in court must be lodged.—adj. Box′en, made of or like boxwood.—ns. Box′ing-day, in England, the day after Christmas, when boxes or presents are given; Box′-ī′ron, a hollow smoothing-iron which is heated by a heater put into it; Box′-keep′er, an attendant who opens the doors of boxes at theatres or other places of public amusement; Box′-lobb′y, the lobby leading to the boxes in a theatre; Box′wood, wood of the box-tree.—In the wrong box, in a false position, in a scrape.—To be in a box, to be in a fix; To box Harry, to take a beefsteak, mutton-chop, or bacon and eggs with tea or ale, instead of the regulation dinner of the commercial traveller; To box the compass, to name the 32 points in their order and backwards, hence to make a complete roundabout in any opinion. [A.S. box—L. buxus—Gr. pyxos, the tree, pyxis, a box.] -
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boks, n. a blow on the head or ear with the hand.—v.t. to strike with the hand or fist.—v.i. to fight with the fists.—ns. Box′er; Box′ing, the act of fighting with the fists: a combat with the fists; Box′ing-glove, a padded glove worn in boxing
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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box
The space between the back-board and the stern-post of a boat, where the coxswain sits.
Wikipedia 
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A box is a container used to put things in. It is mainly a cuboid shape, but it can be other shapes too. Boxes are usually made out of cardboard, wood, plastic or metal.
Many boxes are made of cardboard, and a lot of them are made, which are primarily used for packaging commercial goods or storing goods and materials. They can be made from bent or wrinkled cardboard. In their most obvious life stage they are popularly used as a cheap material for the construction of a range of projects, among them being science experiments, children's toys, costumes and other things.
A box also means a rectangle, "e.g. userbox". But rectangles are mainly referred to as rectangles, the term box is the outline, or perimeter of the rectangle.
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