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container
[countable]a container for putting things in, especially one with four stiff straight sides - cardboard/wooden/plastic etc box
a strong cardboard box
- toolbox/shoebox/matchbox etc (=a box used for keeping tools etc in)
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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2amount also boxful [countable] the amount of something contained in a box
ReplyDeletebox of
a box of chocolates
3shape [countable]
a) a small square on a page for people to write information in:
Put an 'X' in the box if you would like to join our mailing list.
b) a square or rectangle on a page where information is given or where an answer can be written:
The box on the left gives a short history of the battle.
4in a court/theatre etc [countable] a small area of a theatre or court that is separate from where other people are sitting:
the jury box
5small building [countable] a small building or structure used for a particular purpose [= booth]:
a sentry box
telephone box British English
6at a post office box 25/450 etc a box with a number in a post office, where you can have letters etc sent instead of to your own address [= PO Box]
7sports field [countable usually singular] a special area of a sports field that is marked by lines and used for a particular purpose:
the penalty box
8protection [countable] British English a piece of plastic that a man wears over his sex organs to protect them when he is playing a sport, especially cricket
9tree [uncountable and countable] a small tree that keeps its leaves in winter and is often planted around the edge of a garden or field:
a box hedge
10television the box informal the television:
What's on the box tonight?
11 be out of your box British English informal to be very drunk or have taken an illegal drug
➔ black box