box

Noun
  1. A (usually rectangular) container;
    May have a lid (synset 102886585)
    "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
    is a type 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)
    subtypes:
    • ballot box - a box where voters deposit their ballots
    • 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
    • matchbox - a box for holding matches
    • paintbox - a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint
    • 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
    has:
    • base - a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
    • lid - a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.
  2. Private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance (synset 102887466)
    "the royal box was empty"
    is a type of: compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
    subtypes: skybox - an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium
    has: box seat - a special seat in a theater or grandstand box
    is a part of: balcony - an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
    same as: loge
  3. The quantity contained in a box (synset 113787764)
    "he gave her a box of chocolates"
    is a type of: containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
    same as: boxful
  4. A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible (synset 114432355)
    "his lying got him into a tight corner"
    is a type of: plight, predicament, quandary - a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
    same as: corner
  5. A rectangular drawing (synset 113906151)
    "the flowchart contained many boxes"
    is a type of: rectangle - a parallelogram with four right angles
  6. Evergreen shrubs or small trees (synset 112766866)
    is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    subtypes: 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
    belongs to: buxus, genus buxus - type genus of the Buxaceae
    substance holonym: 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
    same as: boxwood
  7. Any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned (synset 102887848)
    "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"
    is a type of: area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
    subtypes: 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
    is a part of: ball field, baseball field, diamond - the baseball playing field
  8. The driver's seat on a coach (synset 102887691)
    "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"
    is a type of: seat - furniture that is designed for sitting on
    is a part of: coach, coach-and-four, four-in-hand - a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
    same as: box seat
  9. Separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people (synset 102887252)
    "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
    is a type of: compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
    subtypes:
  10. A blow with the hand (usually on the ear) (synset 100135968)
    "I gave him a good box on the ear"
    is a type of: blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
Verb
  1. Put into a box (synset 201487784)
    "box the gift, please"
    is a type of: case, encase, incase - enclose in, or as if in, a case
    same as: package
  2. Hit with the fist (synset 201423419)
    "I'll box your ears!"
    is a type of: hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
  3. Engage in a boxing match (synset 201422636)
    referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    is a type of: contend, fight, struggle - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
    subtypes:

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