Box Word Meaning

late Old English, probably from late Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis ‘boxwood box’, from Greek puxos (see box)

a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid

square or rectangular container

• a cigarette box
• a hat box

an area on a page that is to be filled in or that contains separate printed matter

area on page

• tick the box on the coupon

a separate section or enclosed area reserved for a group of people in a theatre or sports ground, or for witnesses or the jury in a law court

enclosed area in theatre, sports ground, or court

• the royal box

a protective casing for a piece of a mechanism

protective casing

• in the second variation, a switch loop, only one cable enters the box

a facility at a newspaper office for receiving replies to an advertisement

facility for receiving replies to advertisement

• write to me care of Box 112

a woman's vagina.

vagina

put in or provide with a box

put in box

• each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity
• Muriel boxed up all Christopher's clothes