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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: box

1	n v	a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid put into a box
2	n	a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
3	n	evergreen shrubs or small trees
4	n v	a blow with the hand (usually on the ear) hit with the fist

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: box

n a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

“he rummaged through a box of spare parts”

Examples:: Ark of the Covenant
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments; Pandora's box
(Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind

Types:: show 43 types...; hide 43 types...; ballot box
a box where voters deposit their ballots; bandbox
a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats); carton
a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top; casket, jewel 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; casket, coffin
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated; crate
a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping; flat
a shallow box in which seedlings are started; hod
an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder; letter box, mailbox
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); window box
a long narrow box for growing plants on a windowsill; bier
a coffin along with its stand; ammunition chest, caisson
a chest to hold ammunition; cashbox, money box, till
a strongbox for holding cash; cedar chest
a chest made of cedar; coffer
a chest especially for storing valuables; hope chest, wedding chest
chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage; packing box, packing case
a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage; pix, pix chest, pyx, pyx chest
a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay; safe
strongbox where valuables can be safely kept; deposit box, lockbox, safe-deposit, safe-deposit box, safety deposit box, safety-deposit
a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables; sarcophagus
a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions); sea chest
a sailor's storage chest for personal property; six pack, six-pack, sixpack
a carton containing six bottles or cans; soapbox
a crate for packing soap; tea chest
chest for storing or transporting tea; tool cabinet, tool case, tool chest, toolbox
a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools; toy box, toy chest
chest for storage of toys; treasure chest
a chest filled with valuables

Type of:: 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)

n the quantity contained in a box

“he gave her a box of chocolates”

Synonyms:: boxful

Type of:: containerful
the quantity that a container will hold

n separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people

“the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold”

Types:: jury box
an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury; press box
box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event); witness box, witness stand
a box enclosure for a witness when testifying

Type of:: compartment
a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area

n private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance

“the royal box was empty”

Synonyms:: loge

Types:: skybox
an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium

Type of:: compartment
a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area

n 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”

Types:: batter's box
an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat

Type of:: area
a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function

n the driver's seat on a coach

“an armed guard sat in the box with the driver”

Synonyms:: box seat

Type of:: seat
furniture that is designed for sitting on

n a rectangular drawing

“the flowchart contained many boxes”

Type of:: rectangle
a parallelogram with four right angles

v put into a box

“box the gift, please”

Synonyms:: package

Antonyms:: unbox
remove from a box

Type of:: case, encase, incase
enclose in, or as if in, a case

n a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

Synonyms:: corner

Type of:: plight, predicament, quandary
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

n evergreen shrubs or small trees

Synonyms:: boxwood

Types:: Buxus sempervirens, European box, common box
large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures

Type of:: bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

n a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)

“I gave him a good box on the ear”

Type of:: blow
a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

v hit with the fist

“I'll box your ears!”

Type of:: hit
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

v engage in a boxing match

Types:: spar
box lightly; prizefight
box for a prize or money; shadowbox
go through boxing motions without an opponent

Type of:: contend, fight, struggle
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

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