box

Noun

box (plural boxes)

1. Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Buxus.
   • 1885: the application of woods other than box for purposes for which that wood is now used would tend to lessen the demand for box — Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885

Synonyms:

• (evergreen shrub or tree): boxwood

Antonyms:

• (place inside a box): [[unbox]], [[uncase]], [[unpack]]

3 letters in word "box": B O X.

No anagrams for box found in this word list.

Words found within box:

bo ob ox

• Definitions:
• a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates" corner: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes" evergreen shrubs or small trees any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box" the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" put into a box; "box the gift, please" separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!" engage in a boxing match a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
• Boxes are highly variable receptacles. When no shape is described, a typical rectangular box may be expected. Nevertheless, a box may have a horizontal cross section that is square, elongated, round or oval; sloped or domed top surfaces, or non-vertical sides. ...
• Buxus is a genus of about 70 species in the family Buxaceae. Common names include boxwood (North America) and box (all other English-speaking countries).
• Box (Roger Bochs) is a superhero from Canada. He was featured in Marvel Comics publications, notably Alpha Flight.
• The Box is a juggling pattern for 3 objects, most commonly balls or bean bags. Two balls are dedicated to a specific hand with vertical throws, and the third ball is thrown horizontally between the two hands. Its siteswap is (4,2x)(2x,4).
• Box, is a fictional character from the 1970's film Logan's Run (played by Roscoe Lee Browne). Donning a tribal style facial mask large metal body suit and a harpoon and ice gun, Box became an icon for its time.
• This 2CD box collects most of Dive's 1990-1993 output.
• There are several communes and places in Switzerland named Buchs: *Buchs, Aargau*Buchs, St. Gallen *Buchs, Zurich*Buchs, Lucerne in the municipality of Dagmarsellen
• In geometry, a cuboid is a solid figure bounded by six rectangular faces: a rectangular box. All angles are right angles, and opposite faces of a cuboid are equal. It is also a right rectangular prism. The term "rectangular or oblong prism" is ambiguous. ...
• Box, a compilation of rare and unreleased tracks by Klinik, was released as a 3LP or 2CD box with a 24 page booklet, containing song lyrics and photos by Sabine Voss. The 2CD was re-released in 2004 by Hands Productions.
• The physical location in a brokerage house where securities or other documents are held in safekeeping. These securities may qualify for stock loans or as bank loan collateral. The determination is dependent upon regulations concerned with the safety and segregation of clients' securities.
• The post position the greyhound will be racing from or the starting box itself. Also describes a wager involving the inclusion of a combination of greyhounds in a race.
• rigid bag shaped purse, square or rectangle in shape, with a variety metal, bone, shell or wooden handle.
• Poor Terminology! A region of sequence with a particular function. A sequence logo of a binding site will often reveal that there is significant sequence conservation `outside' the box. ...
• Pour into and out of a shaker, usually only once. Gives the drink a quick mixing without shaking.
• A computer.
• a section of text marked off by rules or white space and presented separately from the main text and illustrations. Longer boxed sections are sometimes referred to as sidebars.
• Border around a story or photo
• means a packaging with complete rectangular or polygonal faces, made of metal, wood, plywood, reconstituted wood, fiberboard, plastic, or other suitable material. ...
• An area used to hold players who have been served with penalties, and through which substitutions ""on the fly"" are permitted directly from the sideline onto the field.
• Electronic equipment used to process television signals in a consumer's home, usually housed in a "box" that sits atop a TV set or VCR. See also CONVERTER and DESCRAMBLER.
• A container used to package cigars.
• The electronics making up a computer, as in a ``fast box.''
• Used with a color, a category of subsidies based on status in WTO: red=forbidden, amber=go slow, green=permitted, blue=subsidies tied to production limits. Terminology seems only to be used in agriculture, where in fact there is no red box.
• What you’ll be eating, sleeping and watching TV on for the first two weeks after you move.
• has short fibres.
• The penalty area that runs 18 yards in front of the goal line. Also, a term used when the goalkeeper punches the ball.
• A technique used to defend against the power play. The four skaters arrange themselves in a loose box in the defensive zone.
• A native of England, Box began his career during World War II with the British Army Engineers, where he learned statistics. He studied at University College, became head of the statistical techniques research section at Imperial Chemical Industrials and obtained a doctorate. ...
• A package of options comprising a long call and short put at one exercise price, and a short call and long put option at a different exercise price. All four options making up the `box' have the same underlying asset and expire at the same time.
• This is "computer" for the folks that have trouble with multisyllabic words.
• an environmentally controlled enclosure for a cassette containing wafers or disks. A box includes a box door and box latches. Also called container.
• One of six US exchanges that trades options. The most-recently introduced exchange, the BOX started trading in February 2004.
• Abbreviated version of the word squeezebox; a slang term often used to describe a concertina or accordion.
• [Slang], a severe thunderstorm or tornado watch.

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