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Definition box in British English

box noun

noun
/bɒks/
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

Tick the boxes that apply to you.

Synonyms and related words
amendment annexe a purple passage
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 theatre 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 television

Example

Is there anything on the box tonight?

Synonyms and related words
the airwaves the boob tube the box
Synonyms and related words
all-seater the area AstroTurf
6

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

Synonyms and related words
box box number face value
7

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

Example

a box hedge

Synonyms and related words
acacia alder almond
8

a coffin for a dead body

Synonyms and related words
a letter/message/book of condolence ashes bier
Synonyms and related words
box call box kiosk
10

a hard cover worn by men to protect their sex organs when playing sports

Synonyms and related words
box jersey jockstrap
Definition box in British English

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