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Word: Box
Speech Type: Noun
late Old English, probably from late Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis ‘boxwood box’, from Greek puxos (see box)
bɒks
a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid
Short Definition:square or rectangular container
Examples:- a cigarette box
- a hat box
an area on a page that is to be filled in or that contains separate printed matter
Short Definition:area on page
Examples:- 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
Short Definition:enclosed area in theatre, sports ground, or court
Examples:- the royal box
a protective casing for a piece of a mechanism
Short Definition:protective casing
Examples:- 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
Short Definition:facility for receiving replies to advertisement
Examples:- write to me care of Box 112
a woman's vagina.
Short Definition:vagina
Word: Box
Speech Type: Verb
bɒks
put in or provide with a box
Short Definition:put in box
Examples:- each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity
- Muriel boxed up all Christopher's clothes
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