case; crate; small seating area in a theater; punch, hit; television
fight with fists; put in crates, put in boxes
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Box Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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fish (bogue or boce) (Box vulgaris)
fish (bogue or boce) (Box vulgaris)
arca archa
Box Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
(n.)
A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
(n.)
A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
(n.)
A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.
A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.
(n.)
A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
(n.)
A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift.
A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift.
(n.)
A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
(n.)
A small country house.
A small country house.
(n.)
A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.
A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.
(n.)
A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
(n.)
An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
(n.)
The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
(n.)
The quantity that a box contain.
The quantity that a box contain.
(n.)
The square in which the pitcher stands.
The square in which the pitcher stands.
(v. i.)
To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.
To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.
(v. t.)
To boxhaul.
To boxhaul.
(v. t.)
To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
(v. t.)
To inclose in a box.
To inclose in a box.
(v. t.)
To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.
To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.
(v. t.)
To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.
bernoulli box
stage box
sand-box tree
paddle box
pepper box
box tree
hunting box
squawk box
box turtle
post-office box
white box testing
dispatch box
box sextant
vanity box
cartridge box
box tail
balaam basket or box
box thorn
miter box
pomander box
iron box
spring box
box or frame
ditty-box
touch-box
western box turtle
box plait
tinder box
valve box
fire box
voice box
christmas box
axle box
yellow box
weather box
journal box
faking box
in a box
box white oak
letter box
mountain box
pattern box
box-iron
telephone box
box tortoise
sentry box
blue box
clack box
sand box
dialog box
brain box
dickey box
toy box
resistance box
ballot box
coupling box
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side box
deposit box
call box
omnibus box
dredging box
draft box
box crab
black-box testing
to box the compass
box drain
rice box
goggle box
box beam
driving box
to box a tree
core box
box car
slide box
box chronometer
junction box
box coat
witness box
window box
limber box or chest
live box
show box
bitty box
idiot box
chad box
screw box
wall box
equation box
pass box
box elder
box seat
box holly
safety deposit box
horse box
box kite
draught box
box level
money box
tobacco box
drudging box
in the wrong box
box metal
to box up
box coupling
jack-in-a-box
music box
opera box
box girder
match box
equational box
box groove
womb box
safe-deposit box
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unix box
ice box
to box off
oil box
Meaning
A gift given at Christmas.
Origin
Churches used to collect money in boxes for distribution to the poor. This happened the day after Christmas Day and gave Boxing Day its name.
A gift given at Christmas.
Origin
Churches used to collect money in boxes for distribution to the poor. This happened the day after Christmas Day and gave Boxing Day its name.
Meaning
To take turns.
Origin
Box and Cox were two lodgers who, without realising it, shared their lodgings.
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Origin
Box and Cox were two lodgers who, without realising it, shared their lodgings.
(chest) araid, ciste, cófra; (case) bosca m.
v., i., dornáil
v., i., dornáil
Blwch = n. box
Blychaid = n. a box full
Blychyn = n. a small box
Bonclust = n. root of the ear; a box on the ear
Cwl = n. a flagging; a fault; a box for raising coals
Dyrnod = n. a box, a blow
Dyrnu = v. to box, to thresh
Goflwch = n. a small box
Gulwrch = n. a box
Halen = n. salt, Crwth halen, a salt box, salt cellar
Lwmp = n. a lump = a. box, or buffer
1. (offensive) the vagina or vulva; 2. place a bet so that one receives a return whether the horse or dog wins or runs a place; 3. the box - television
out of control
get out of here
1. the last carriage on a train; 2. cramped quarters; a kennel-like room
not troubled by intelligence
television set
someone who can not sit still
(criminal) give evidence in favour of a person being charged
not remarkable; mediocre
(motor) derogatory name for a car with automatic transmission
jellyfish
toilet
really ugly
the whole lot
this has many meanings such as television ("what's on the box ?") and vagina. Also out of your box and off your box are used for drunk or stoned.
Video Music Box, a NYC hip-hop video music show.
noun. A safe.
Noun
1. a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) ballot box
(part-meronym) base
(derivation) package
2. private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"
(synonym) loge
(hypernym) compartment
(hyponym) skybox
(part-holonym) balcony
(part-meronym) box seat
3. the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates"
(synonym) boxful
(hypernym) containerful
4. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
(synonym) corner
(hypernym) predicament, quandary, plight
5. a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"
(hypernym) rectangle
6. evergreen shrubs or small trees
(synonym) boxwood
(hypernym) shrub, bush
(hyponym) common box, European box, Buxus sempervirens
(member-holonym) Buxus, genus Buxus
(substance-meronym) boxwood, Turkish boxwood
7. any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"
(hypernym) area
(hyponym) batter's box
(part-holonym) ball field, baseball field, diamond
8. the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"
(synonym) box seat
(hypernym) seat
(part-holonym) coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four
9. separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
(hypernym) compartment
(hyponym) jury box
10. a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
(hypernym) blow
Verb
1. put into a box; "box the gift, please"
(synonym) package
(antonym) unbox
(hypernym) encase, incase, case
2. hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"
(hypernym) hit
3. engage in a boxing match
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) spar
(classification) sport, athletics
Box Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
1) Semitrailer; 2) The transmission part of the tractor. (ATA1)
By the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Common term for an ocean going freight container.
Common term for an ocean going freight container.
Used in the context of general equities. Quotation machine or battery march.
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B O C GROUP PLC
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Holding company with subsidiaries which produce industrial gases, principally atmospheric gases including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, neon, krypton, and xenon; Market carbon dioxide, helium, liquid petroleum gas, and hydrogen purchased from other producers; Supply glass coating equipment and coating process technology; Manufacture vacuum
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Holding company with subsidiaries which produce industrial gases, principally atmospheric gases including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, neon, krypton, and xenon; Market carbon dioxide, helium, liquid petroleum gas, and hydrogen purchased from other producers; Supply glass coating equipment and coating process technology; Manufacture vacuum
Box Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Box Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Opening a goods box in your dream, signifies untold wealth and that delightful journeys to distant places may be made with happy results. If the box is empty disappointment in works of all kinds will follow.
To see full money boxes, augurs cessation from business cares and a pleasant retirement.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectTo see full money boxes, augurs cessation from business cares and a pleasant retirement.
Womb, restricted
Box Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
[Slang], a severe thunderstorm or tornado watch. See blue box, red box.
Box Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Notes Mailbox
Lemmings Revolution Archive
ThrottleBox Multimedia Viewer
Aladdin Knowledge Systems Vbox Helper Application File (software distribution)
Lemmings Revolution Archive
ThrottleBox Multimedia Viewer
Aladdin Knowledge Systems Vbox Helper Application File (software distribution)
- class javax.swing..Box
public class Box extends Container implements Accessible
Tree:java.lang.Object - java.awt.Component - java.awt.Container - javax.swing.Box
A lightweight container that uses a BoxLayout object as its layout manager. Box provides several class methods that are useful for containers using BoxLayout -- even non-Box containers.
public class Box extends Container implements Accessible
Tree:java.lang.Object - java.awt.Component - java.awt.Container - javax.swing.Box
A lightweight container that uses a BoxLayout object as its layout manager. Box provides several class methods that are useful for containers using BoxLayout -- even non-Box containers.
- Constructor for class javax.swing.Box
public Box (int axis)
Creates a Box that displays its components along the the specified axis.Parameters: axis - can be either BoxLayout.X_AXIS (to display components from left to right) or BoxLayout.Y_AXIS (to display them from top to bottom)See Also: createHorizontalBox() , createVerticalBox()
public Box (int axis)
Creates a Box that displays its components along the the specified axis.Parameters: axis - can be either BoxLayout.X_AXIS (to display components from left to right) or BoxLayout.Y_AXIS (to display them from top to bottom)See Also: createHorizontalBox() , createVerticalBox()
n. 1. A computer; esp. in the construction `foo box' where foo is some functional qualifier, like `graphics', or the name of an OS (thus, `Unix box', `MS-DOS box', etc.) "We preprocess the data on Unix boxes before handing it up to the mainframe." 2. [IBM] Without qualification but within an SNA-using site, this refers specifically to an IBM front-end processor or FEP /F-E-P/. An FEP is a small computer necessary to enable an IBM mainframe to communicate beyond the limits of the dinosaur pen. Typically used in expressions like the cry that goes up when an SNA network goes down: "Looks like the box has fallen over." (See fall over.) See also IBM, fear and loathing, Blue Glue.
A section of text marked off by rules or white space and presented separately from the main text and illustrations. Longer boxed sections in magazines are sometimes referred to as sidebars.
Henry Budgett Box Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Box (plural boxes) describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use often for transporting contents. The word derives from the Greek πύξος (puxos), "box, boxwood".
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A box is a container or package, often rectangular or cuboid.
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Box Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Colloquial term referring to a trailer, semi-trailer, or container
Box Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
The container used to package cigars. There are several traditional styles
Box Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n) Video Music Box, a NYC hip-hop video music show.
(n) Video Music Box, a NYC hip-hop video music show.
A wagering term denoting a combination bet whereby all possible numeric combinations are covered.
1. Craps; The non-betting portion of the layout in front of the bankroll. 2. The Drop Box into which all paper currency, fill and credit slips, etc. are placed. 3. The position where the poker dealer works from (where the chip tray is). 4. To keep bets place in front of players during a round of betting to keep track of all the betting for the round.
Box Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
for holding oil or perfumery (Mark 14:3). It was of the form of a flask or bottle. The Hebrew word (pak) used for it is more appropriately rendered "vial" in 1 Sam. 10:1, and should also be so rendered in 2 Kings 9:1, where alone else it occurs. Box-tree (Heb. teashshur), mentioned in Isa. 60:13; 41:19, was, according to some, a species of cedar growing in Lebanon. The words of Ezek. 27:6 literally translated are, "Thy benches they have made of ivory, the daughter of the ashur tree," i.e., inlaid with ashur wood. The ashur is the box-tree, and accordingly the Revised Version rightly reads "inlaid in box wood." This is the Buxus sempervirens of botanists. It is remarkable for the beauty of its evergreen foliage and for the utility of its hard and durable wood.
