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   box

   /bɒks/

   noun

   • 1. a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid: "a cigarette box" Similar cartonpackpacketpackagecasecratechesttrunkcoffercaskethampercanteenbindrumcanistercontainerreceptaclerepositoryholdervesselarchaic:reservatory
   • ▪ the contents of a box: "she ate a whole box of chocolates that night"
   • ▪ television or a television set: informal British "we sat around watching the box"
   • ▪ a casing containing a computer: informal "the new model is half the cost of an equivalent IBM box"
   • ▪ a coffin: informal "I always thought I'd be in a box when I finally left here"
   • ▪ a coachman's seat. historical
   • 2. an area on a page that is to be filled in or that contains separate printed matter: "tick the box on the coupon"
   • ▪ an area on a computer screen for user input or displaying information: "a new box appears containing the names of all the programs which are opened"
   • ▪ a box junction: British "do not enter the box until your exit is clear"
   • ▪ the penalty area: "he curled in a brilliant second from the edge of the box"
   • ▪ the area occupied by the batter: "ten thousand people booed him when he stepped into the box"
   • 3. 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: "the royal box"
   • ▪ a small country house for use when shooting or fishing. British
   • 4. a protective casing for a piece of a mechanism: "in the second variation, a switch loop, only one cable enters the box"
   • ▪ short for gearbox informal
   • ▪ a light shield for protecting a man's genitals in sport, especially in cricket. British
   • 5. a facility at a newspaper office for receiving replies to an advertisement: "write to me care of Box 112"
   • ▪ a facility at a post office whereby letters are kept until called for by the addressee.
   • 6. a woman's vagina. vulgar slang North American

   verb

   • 1. put in or provide with a box: "each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity"
   • ▪ enclose (a piece of text) within printed lines: "procedures relating to topics within the chapter are boxed in and numbered so that the reader can quickly recognize them"

   Word Origin late Old English, probably from late Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis ‘boxwood box’, from Greek puxos (see box3).

   Derivatives

   • 1. boxlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • X

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