Boxnoun
Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.
Cartonnoun
An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
âa carton of milkâ;
Boxnoun
A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
Cartonnoun
A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
Boxnoun
A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
âa box of booksâ;
Cartonnoun
(archaic) A kind of thin pasteboard.
Boxnoun
A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
Cartonnoun
(archaic) A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
Boxnoun
A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
âpost boxâ; âpost office boxâ;
Cartonnoun
(archaic) A shot that strikes this disc.
Boxnoun
A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
Cartonverb
To put in a carton.
Boxnoun
The driver's seat on a horse-drawn coach.
Cartonnoun
Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box.
Boxnoun
A small rectangular shelter; a booth.
Cartonnoun
the quantity contained in a carton
Boxnoun
(figuratively) A predicament or trap.
âIâm really in a box now.â;
Cartonnoun
a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
Boxnoun
(euphemistic) A coffin.
Cartonnoun
a small, light box or container in which drinks or foodstuffs are packaged
âa carton of milkâ;
Boxnoun
(slang) Preceded by the: television.
Cartonnoun
a large container of goods.
Boxnoun
The vagina.
Carton
A carton is a box or container usually made of liquid packaging board, paperboard and sometimes of corrugated fiberboard. Many types of cartons are used in packaging.
Boxnoun
A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
âa UNIX boxâ;
Boxnoun
(cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.
Boxnoun
(engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.
Boxnoun
(fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
Boxnoun
(dated) A small country house.
Boxnoun
Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space
Boxnoun
A rectangle: an oblong or a square.
âPlace a tick in the box.â; âThis text would stand out better if we put it in a coloured box.â;
Boxnoun
(baseball) The rectangle in which the batter stands.
Boxnoun
(genetics) One of two specific regions in a promoter.
Boxnoun
(juggling) A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.
Boxnoun
(soccer) The penalty area.
Boxnoun
Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Buxus, especially the common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
Boxnoun
The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
Boxnoun
A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
Boxnoun
(Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, the box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).
Boxnoun
A blow with the fist.
Boxnoun
(dated) A Mediterranean food fish of the genus Boops, which is a variety of sea bream; a bogue or oxeye.
Boxverb
(transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
Boxverb
(transitive) Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
Boxverb
(transitive) To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
Boxverb
To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
Boxverb
To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
Boxverb
To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
Boxverb
To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
Boxverb
To place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object.
Boxverb
(transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch.
âbox someoneâs earsâ; âLeave this place before I box you!â;
Boxverb
To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
Boxverb
To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
Boxnoun
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 (Buxus 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.
Boxnoun
A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
Boxnoun
The quantity that a box contain.
Boxnoun
A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.
âLaughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.â; âThe boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.â;
Boxnoun
A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.
âYet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box.â;
Boxnoun
A small country house.
âTight boxes neatly sashed.â;
Boxnoun
A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
Boxnoun
An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
Boxnoun
The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
Boxnoun
A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift.
Boxnoun
The square in which the pitcher stands.
Boxnoun
A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
Boxnoun
A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
âA good-humored box on the ear.â;
Boxverb
To inclose in a box.
Boxverb
To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
Boxverb
To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.
Boxverb
To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.
Boxverb
To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.
Boxverb
To boxhaul.
Boxnoun
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid;
âhe rummaged through a box of spare partsâ;
Boxnoun
private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance;
âthe royal box was emptyâ;
Boxnoun
the quantity contained in a box;
âhe gave her a box of chocolatesâ;
Boxnoun
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible;
âhis lying got him into a tight cornerâ;
Boxnoun
a rectangular drawing;
âthe flowchart contained many boxesâ;
Boxnoun
evergreen shrubs or small trees
Boxnoun
any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned;
âthe umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's boxâ;
Boxnoun
the driver's seat on a coach;
âan armed guard sat in the box with the driverâ;
Boxnoun
separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people;
âthe sentry stayed in his box to avoid the coldâ;
Boxnoun
a blow with the hand (usually on the ear);
âI gave him a good box on the earâ;
Boxverb
put into a box;
âbox the gift, pleaseâ;
Boxverb
hit with the fist;
âI'll box your ears!â;
Boxverb
engage in a boxing match
Boxnoun
a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid
âa hat boxâ; âa cigarette boxâ;
Boxnoun
the contents of a box
âshe ate a whole box of chocolates that nightâ;
Boxnoun
television or a television set
âwe sat around watching the boxâ;
Boxnoun
a casing containing a computer
âthe new model is half the cost of an equivalent IBM boxâ;
Boxnoun
a coffin
âI always thought I'd be in a box when I finally left hereâ;
Boxnoun
a coachman's seat.
Boxnoun
an area on a page that is to be filled in or that contains separate printed matter
âtick the box on the couponâ;
Boxnoun
an area on a computer screen for user input or displaying information
âa new box appears containing the names of all the programs which are openedâ;
Boxnoun
a box junction
âdo not enter the box until your exit is clearâ;
Boxnoun
the penalty area
âhe curled in a brilliant second from the edge of the boxâ;
Boxnoun
the area occupied by the batter
âten thousand people booed him when he stepped into the boxâ;
Boxnoun
a separate section or enclosed area reserved for a group of people in a theatre or sports ground, or for witnesses or the jury in a law court
âthe royal boxâ;
Boxnoun
a small country house for use when shooting or fishing.
Boxnoun
a protective casing for a piece of a mechanism
âin the second variation, a switch loop, only one cable enters the boxâ;
Boxnoun
short for gearbox
Boxnoun
a light shield for protecting a man's genitals in sport, especially in cricket.
Boxnoun
a facility at a newspaper office for receiving replies to an advertisement
âwrite to me care of Box 112â;
Boxnoun
a facility at a post office whereby letters are kept until called for by the addressee.
Boxnoun
a woman's vagina.
Boxnoun
a slap with the hand on the side of a person's head
âshe gave him a box on the earâ;
Boxnoun
a slow-growing European evergreen shrub or small tree with small glossy dark green leaves. It is widely used in hedging and for topiary, and yields hard, heavy timber.
Boxnoun
the hard, heavy wood of the box tree, formerly used for engraving and for musical instruments.
Boxnoun
any of a number of trees that have wood or foliage similar to the box tree.
Boxverb
put in or provide with a box
âthe books are sold as a boxed setâ; âMuriel boxed up all Christopher's clothesâ;
Boxverb
enclose (a piece of text) within printed lines
âboxed sections in magazinesâ;
Boxverb
restrict the ability of (a person or vehicle) to move freely
âa van had double-parked alongside her car and totally boxed her inâ;
Boxverb
mix up different flocks.
Boxverb
fight an opponent using one's fists; compete in the sport of boxing
âhe had to box Benn for the titleâ; âhe boxed for Englandâ;
Boxverb
recite the compass points in correct order.
Boxverb
make a complete change of direction
âby now the breeze had boxed the compassâ;
Box
A box (plural: boxes) is a type of container or rectangular prism used for the storage or transportation of its contents. The size of a box may vary, from the very smallest (such as a matchbox) to the size of a large appliance, and can be used for a variety of purposes ranging from the functional to the decorative.