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Definition box in American English

box noun

noun
/bɑks/
1

a container with straight sides, a flat base, and sometimes a lid

Example

a stack of cardboard boxes

Example

Read the instructions before taking it out of its box.

Synonyms and related words
basket bin box
1.1

the things in a box, or the amount that a box contains

Example

Jim gave us some chocolates, and we ate the whole box.

Example

a box of matches

Synonyms and related words
armful bag basket
2

a space on a printed form, in which you write

Example

Check the boxes that apply to you.

Synonyms and related words
amendment annex annexe
2.1

a space on a computer screen, where you can read or write a particular type of information

Example

the dialog/error box

Synonyms and related words
active window avatar bar
3

a small enclosed space with seats in a theater or sports ground, separate from where the rest of the audience is sitting

Example

a corporate entertainment box

Synonyms and related words
aisle apron auditorium
4

the penalty area in soccer

Synonyms and related words
alley AstroTurf backstop
5

an address that some people use instead of having letters delivered to their house

Example

B. Smith, Box 546, Ventor, NJ

Synonyms and related words
box box number face value
6

a tree with small shiny leaves that people grow especially around the edges of their yards

Example

a box hedge

Synonyms and related words
acacia alder almond
7

a casket for a dead body

Synonyms and related words
a letter/message/book of condolence ashes bier
Synonyms and related words
box call box pay phone
9

a cup worn by men when playing sports

Synonyms and related words
athletic supporter box cup
10

the television

Example

Is there anything on the box tonight?

Synonyms and related words
the airwaves the boob tube the box
Definition box in American English

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