Dictionary entry details
• BOX (noun)
Meaning:
A (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
he rummaged through a box of spare parts
Hypernyms ("box" is a kind of...):
container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
Meronyms (parts of "box"):
base (a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit)
lid (a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening of a container)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "box"):
ballot box (a box where voters deposit their ballots)
pencil box; pencil case (a box for holding pencils)
play-box; playbox (a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school))
alms box; mite box; poor box (box for collecting alms, especially one in a church)
pyxis (a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines)
shadow box (a shallow rectangular box with a transparent front used to protect and display small items (jewelry, coins, etc.))
shoebox (an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes)
snuffbox (a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket)
deedbox; strongbox (a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked)
tinderbox (a box for holding tinder)
tuck box (a box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school))
window box (a long narrow box for growing plants on a windowsill)
paintbox (a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint)
matchbox (a box for holding matches)
bandbox (a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats))
carton (a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top)
casket; jewel casket (small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables)
cereal box (a paper box in which breakfast cereals are sold)
chest (box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy)
cigar box (a box for holding cigars)
casket; coffin (box in which a corpse is buried or cremated)
crate (a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping)
flat (a shallow box in which seedlings are started)
hod (an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder)
letter box; mailbox (a private box for delivery of mail)
Meaning:
Private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
box; loge
Context example:
the royal box was empty
Hypernyms ("box" is a kind of...):
compartment (a partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area)
Meronyms (parts of "box"):
box seat (a special seat in a theater or grandstand box)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "box"):
skybox (an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium)
Holonyms ("box" is a part of...):
balcony (an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium)
Meaning:
The quantity contained in a box
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
boxful; box
Context example:
he gave her a box of chocolates
Hypernyms ("box" is a kind of...):
containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)
Meaning:
A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
box; corner
Context example:
his lying got him into a tight corner
Hypernyms ("box" is a kind of...):
plight; predicament; quandary (a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one)
Meaning:
A rectangular drawing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Context example:
the flowchart contained many boxes
Hypernyms ("box" is a kind of...):
rectangle (a parallelogram with four right angles)
Meaning:
Evergreen shrubs or small trees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
boxwood; box
Hypernyms ("box" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches)
Meronyms (substance of "box"):
boxwood; Turkish boxwood (very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "box"):
Buxus sempervirens; common box; European box (large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures)
Holonyms ("box" is a member of...):
Buxus; genus Buxus (type genus of the Buxaceae)
Meaning:
Any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box
Hypernyms ("box" is a kind of...):
area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "box"):
batter's box (an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat)
Holonyms ("box" is a part of...):
ball field; baseball field; diamond (the baseball playing field)
Meaning:
The driver's seat on a coach
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
box seat; box
Context example:
an armed guard sat in the box with the driver
Hypernyms ("box" is a kind of...):
seat (furniture that is designed for sitting on)
Holonyms ("box" is a part of...):
coach; coach-and-four; four-in-hand (a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver)
Meaning:
Separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold
Hypernyms ("box" is a kind of...):
compartment (a partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "box"):
witness box; witness stand (a box enclosure for a witness when testifying)
press box (box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event))
jury box (an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury)
Meaning:
A blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
I gave him a good box on the ear
Hypernyms ("box" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
• BOX (verb)
Meaning:
Put into a box
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
box; package
Context example:
box the gift, please
Hypernyms (to "box" is one way to...):
case; encase; incase (enclose in, or as if in, a case)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They box the goods
Antonym:
unbox (remove from a box)
Meaning:
Hit with the fist
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
I'll box your ears!
Hypernyms (to "box" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to box his opponent
Meaning:
Engage in a boxing match
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "box" is one way to...):
contend; fight; struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "box"):
spar (box lightly)
prizefight (box for a prize or money)
shadowbox (go through boxing motions without an opponent)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue box
Sam cannot box Sue
