box
About 61.87 uses per million words.
Meaning
- symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Buamu.
- noun Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
a box of books
- noun A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
- noun A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
a box of books
- noun A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
- noun A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
post box post office box
- noun A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements; see also box number.
- noun A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
Similar words
package loge corner box seat boxwood bin chest toolbox shoebox crate
Often followed by
of and to in is with on for office
Word family
boxed boxes boxful boxfuls boxing boxlike think outside the box
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