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box
has definitions from the fields of theater,baseball,botany,mathematics,geometry,boxing
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[ noun ] a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
Examples "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)The beaming rok was carrying a thirty caliber machine_gun ; another man lugged the tripod and a box of ammunition . Warren and White each carried , in_addition to their own weapons and ammo , a box of ammo for the ROK 's machine_gun . The crude wooden boxes of the enemy , our nicely turned gray metal disks . Warren handed him the metal box and Prevot quietly disappeared down the line . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)Beyond that misty gray of the rain , he saw the stretching hutment , low diminutive log_cabins , chinked with mud , with doorways a man would have_to crouch to get through , with roofs of tenting laid_over boughs or boards from hardtack boxes , or fence_rails , with cranky chimneys of sticks and dried mud . |
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[ noun ] (theater) private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
Synonyms Examples "the royal box was empty" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)Since she could not act , one part suited her as well as any other , and so she was the first person to offer Mr._Lincoln a glass of water , holding it up to the box , high above her head , to Miss_Harris , who had asked for it . Then the audience saw a small , dim figure appear at the edge of the Presidential box . The figure leapt from the box , almost lost its balance , the flag draped there tore in the air , the figure landed on its left leg , fell on its hands , and pressed itself up . Clara_Harris , one of the guests in the box , stood_up and demanded water . In the Presidential box someone leaned over the balustrade and yelled : `` He has shot the President '' ! Related terms |
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[ noun ] the quantity contained in a box
Synonyms Examples "he gave her a box of chocolates" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)The beaming rok was carrying a thirty caliber machine_gun ; another man lugged the tripod and a box of ammunition . Warren and White each carried , in_addition to their own weapons and ammo , a box of ammo for the ROK 's machine_gun . Related terms |
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[ noun ] separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
Examples "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (baseball) any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
Examples "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (mathematics,geometry) a rectangular drawing
Examples "the flowchart contained many boxes" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
Synonyms Examples "his lying got him into a tight corner" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2775
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[ noun ] (botany) evergreen shrubs or small trees
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[ noun ] a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
Examples "I gave him a good box on the ear" Related terms |
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