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- pronunciation:
- baks
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A box is a container made of stiff material such as cardboard or wood. Boxes usually have four sides, a bottom, and a top called a lid.
We're going to move soon and my mom is putting everything in boxes. There are boxes everywhere!We got a turtle and we're keeping him in a box in my room.
- synonyms:
- carton, container, crate
- similar words:
- case, chest, pack, package, trunk
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| definition 2: |
A box of something is the amount of it that a box holds.
Jayden and I ate a whole box of cookies after school.- similar words:
- case
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| related words: |
cage, hamper |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
boxes, boxing, boxed |
| definition: |
When you box something, you put it in a box.
The salesclerk carefully boxed the delicate glasses for the customer.- synonyms:
- package
- similar words:
- bundle, wrap
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| related words: |
package |
| derivation: |
boxlike (adj.) |
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