Box

Meaning

Noun

●

In Containers:

Senses

to a

three-dimensional

or space.

A

; a

, often with a

lid.

A

and its

;

such a

.

●

Senses

to a

three-dimensional

or space.

A

(as a

) of an

of

used for

, such as a

, a

, etc.

A

or

for

items.

A

or

for

items.;A

at a

for

to

;

number.

A

to

inside in an

,

,

, or other building.

The

on a

coach.

A small

shelter.

Short for

(“container for

horses”).

A

or trap.

A

cell.

A

cell.;A cell used for

confinement.

Preceded by the: television.

The vagina.

A

to the CrossFit

program.

●

In Automotive:

Senses

to a

three-dimensional

or space.

Short for gearbox.

Short for stashbox.

●

In Rail transportation:

Senses

to a

three-dimensional

or space.

Short for

box.

●

Senses

to a

three-dimensional

or space.

A coffin.

●

In Computing:

Senses

to a

three-dimensional

or space.

A

, or the case in which it is housed.

●

In Cricket:

Senses

to a

three-dimensional

or space.

A

for the

inside the

by a

or

fielder.

Synonym of

(“a certain

position”)

●

In Engineering:

Senses

to a

three-dimensional

or space.

A

around the

of a

, a

, a

, etc.

●

In Fencing:

Senses

to a

three-dimensional

or space.

A

used in

to

whether a

has

an

, which

to a fencer's

by a

and

. It

and

to

a

, with different

for

and

s.

●

In Prison & Rooms:

Senses

to a

three-dimensional

or space.

A small country house.

●

In Southern US English:

Senses

to a

three-dimensional

or space.

A

stringed instrument

with a

, especially a guitar.

●

Senses

to a

two-dimensional

or space

A

: an

or a square.

●

In Baseball:

Senses

to a

two-dimensional

or space

The

in which the

stands.

●

In Genetics:

Senses

to a

two-dimensional

or space

One of two specific

in a promoter.

●

In Juggling:

Senses

to a

two-dimensional

or space

A

usually

with three

where the

of the

make a

shape.

●

In Lacrosse:

Senses

to a

two-dimensional

or space

Short for

(“indoor form of

”).

●

In Football (soccer):

Senses

to a

two-dimensional

or space

The

area.

●

In Aviation:

Senses

to a

two-dimensional

or space

A diamond-shaped

aircraft.

●

In Geometry:

A

in any number of dimensions.

●

In Buxales order plants & Myrtle family plants:

Any of various

or

of

Buxus, especially

, European

, or

(Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making

and topiary.

●

The

from a

:

wood.

●

In Musical instruments:

A

musical instrument

, especially one made from boxwood.

●

In Australian English & Myrtle family plants:

An

of the

Lophostemon (

,

, Brisbane

,

,

, or Queensland

, Lophostemon confertus).

●

In Australian English & Myrtle family plants:

Various

of Eucalyptus

are

called various

,

on the basis of

the

of their

,

, or

, the

(Eucalyptus

), shiny-leaved

(Eucalyptus tereticornis),

, or

.

●

A

with the fist.

●

In Sparids:

A Mediterranean

of the

Boops, which is a

of

; a

or oxeye.

Verb

●

To place inside a

; to

one or more

es.

●

Usually

in: to

and

that

; to

, to

in.

●

To

two

of

of

to ensure that the

is identical.

●

In Agriculture:

To make an

or

in (a

) for the

of

the sap.

●

In Architecture:

To

with

,

, etc;

(

,

) or to

a required form.

●

In Engineering:

To

(

, the

of a

) with a box.

●

In Graphic design & Printing:

To

(images,

, etc.) in a box.

●

In Object-oriented programming:

To place a value of a

into a

object.

●

To

with the

; to punch.

●

In Boxing:

To

against (a person) in a

match.

●

In Boxing:

To

in

; to be a boxer.

Name

●

A surname.

●

A

in Minchinhampton

,

of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England (OS

SO8600).

●

A

Corsham, Wiltshire, England (OS

ST8268).

Sourced from

Origin

box

English

box

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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