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Boxlike
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Boxlike
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1.
a receptacle or container made of wood, cardboard, etc, usually rectangular and having a removable or hinged lid
2. Also called: boxful
the contents of such a receptacle or the amount it can contain
he ate a whole box of chocolates
3.
any of various containers for a specific purpose
a money box
letter box
4. (often in combination)
any of various small cubicles, kiosks, or shelters
a telephone box or callbox
a sentry box
a signal box on a railway
5.
a separate compartment in a public place for a small group of people, as in a theatre or certain restaurants
6.
an enclosure within a courtroom
jury box, witness box7.
a compartment for a horse in a stable or a vehicle
loosebox, horsebox8. British
a small country house occupied by sportsmen when following a field sport, esp shooting
9.
a.
a protective housing for machinery or mechanical parts
b.
the contents of such a box
c.
(in combination)
a gearbox
10.
a shaped device of light tough material worn by sportsmen to protect the genitals, esp in cricket
11.
a section of printed matter on a page, enclosed by lines, a border, or white space
12.
a central agency to which mail is addressed and from which it is collected or redistributed
a post-office box
to reply to a box number in a newspaper advertisement
13.
the central part of a computer or the casing enclosing it
14. short for penalty box
15. baseball
either of the designated areas in which the batter may stand
16.
the raised seat on which the driver sits in a horse-drawn coach
17. New Zealand
a wheeled container for transporting coal in a mine
18. Australian and New Zealand
an accidental mixing of herds or flocks
19.
a hole cut into the base of a tree to collect the sap
20. short for Christmas box
21.
a device for dividing water into two or more ditches in an irrigation system
22. an informal name for a coffin
23. vulgar, slang
the female genitals
24. be a box of birds
25. the box
26. think outside the box
27. tick all the boxes
28. out of the box
verb
29. (transitive)
to put into a box
30. (tr; usually foll by in or up)
to prevent from moving freely; confine
31. (transitive; foll by in) printing
to enclose (text) within a ruled frame
32. (transitive)
to make a cut in the base of (a tree) in order to collect the sap
33. (transitive) Australian and New Zealand
to mix (flocks or herds) accidentally
34. (transitive; sometimes foll by up) New Zealand
to confuse
I am all boxed up
35. nautical short for boxhaul
36. box the compass
verb
1. (transitive)
to fight (an opponent) in a boxing match
2. (intransitive)
to engage in boxing
3. (transitive)
to hit (a person) with the fist; punch or cuff
4. box clever
noun
5.
a punch with the fist, esp on the ear
noun
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
boxwood (sense 1)3.
any of several trees the timber or foliage of which resembles this tree, esp various species of Eucalyptus with rough bark
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Boxlike
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19.
shaped or made like a box
20.
packaged in a box
noun
1.
a blow struck with the hand or fist, esp. on the ear or the side of the head
verb transitive
2.
to strike with such a blow
3.
to engage in a boxing match with
verb intransitive
4.
to fight with the fists; engage in boxing
noun
1.
any of a genus (Buxus) of evergreen shrubs or small trees of the box family with small, leathery leaves: some species are used as hedge plants or shaped as garden ornaments
2.
boxwood (sense 1)
adjective
3.
designating a family (Buxaceae, order Euphorbiales) of dicotyledonous evergreen shrubs
and trees, including pachysandra
noun
1.
any of various kinds of containers, usually rectangular and lidded, made of cardboard,
wood, or other stiff material; case; carton
2.
the contents or capacity of a box
3. Chiefly British
a gift, esp. a Christmas present, in a box
4.
the driver's seat on a coach
5.
a boxlike thing, opening, or compartment
6.
a small, enclosed group of seats, as in a theater, stadium, etc.
7.
a small booth or shelter for persons on outdoor duty
a sentry box
8.
a small country house used by sportsmen
a grouse box
9.
box stall
10.
a space or section for a certain person or group
a press box, jury box
11.
a.
a short newspaper article or advertisement enclosed in borders
b.
any of the enclosed sets of lines and spaces on a printed form
12. US Chiefly British, Informal
television or a television set
used with the13. Slang
the vulva or vagina
somewhat vulgar14. US, Baseball
any of certain designated areas outlined on the playing field for the batter, catcher, and first-base and third-base coaches
15. Mechanics
a protective casing for a part
a journal box
verb transitive
16.
to provide with a box
17.
to put into a box, etc., as for storage or shipment
18.
to boxhaul
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