box

  • 51box — box1 [ baks ] noun *** ▸ 1 container ▸ 2 space for writing in ▸ 3 in theater ▸ 4 area of sports ground ▸ 5 address ▸ 6 tree with shiny leaves ▸ 7 for a dead body ▸ 8 telephone box ▸ 9 used by men in sports ▸ 10 television ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 52box — [[t]bɒ̱ks[/t]] ♦♦ boxes, boxing, boxed 1) N COUNT A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids. He reached into the cardboard box beside him... They sat on wooden boxes. ...the box of tissues on her… …

    English dictionary

  • 53box — 1 noun 1 CONTAINER (C) a container for putting things in, especially one with four stiff straight sides (+ of): a box of tissues | a matchbox | cardboard/wooden box: You need a filing cabinet, not all these cardboard boxes. | toolbox/shoebox etc… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 54box — I [[t]bɒks[/t]] n. 1) a container, case, or receptacle, usu. rectangular, and often with a lid or cover 2) the quantity contained in a box 3) brit. Chiefly Brit. a gift in a box 4) a compartment for the accommodation of a small number of people,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 55box — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a container, usu. with flat sides and of firm material such as wood or card, esp. for holding solids. 2 a the amount that will fill a box. b Brit. a gift of a kind formerly given to tradesmen etc. at Christmas. 3 a separate… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 56box — BOX1 s.n. 1. Sport în care doi adversari luptă între ei, pe ring, după anumite reguli, cu pumnii îmbrăcaţi în mănuşi speciale; pugilistică, pugilism, pugilat. 2. Armă albă, alcătuită dintr o placă de metal cu găuri pentru degete şi cu o creastă… …

    Dicționar Român

  • 57box — [1] Colloquial term for a transmission. Also see crash gearbox [2] A term for an electrical or electronic device. Also see E box control box control unit crash recorder fuse box [3] A silencer. Also see black box cdi box …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 58box — I. noun (plural box or boxes) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin buxus, from Greek pyxos Date: before 12th century an evergreen shrub or small tree (genus Buxus of the family Buxaceae, the box family) with opposite entire… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 59box — box1 noun 1》 a container with a flat base and sides and a lid.     ↘(the box) informal, chiefly Brit. television. 2》 an area enclosed within straight lines on a page or computer screen, to be filled in with or containing information. 3》 (the box) …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 60box — 1. n. the genitals of the male, especially as contained within a garment, such as underwear. (Usually objectionable.) □ God, did you see the box on him? 2. n. the genitals of a female; the vagina considered as a container for the penis. (Usually… …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions