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noun (1)

ˈbäks How to pronounce box (audio)
Definition of boxnext
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as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things filled a whole box with books

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as in coffin
a boxlike container for holding a dead body the only way I'm ever leaving this hospital room is in a box

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as in TV
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound would you switch on the box so that we can watch the news?

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as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape with our new home still unfinished, and the buyers of our condo eager to move in, we were in a real box

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box

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noun (2)

as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument the vicious bully delivered a box to the child's ear

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verb

as in to punch
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner his mother threatened to box his ears if he didn't show a bit more respect

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Recent Examples of box
Noun
According to The Associated Press, Novak was the world's top box-office star from 1958 to 1960. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 This inexpensive bulk box will last you for many flights to come. — Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2026
Verb
The testy exchange capped a five-minute opening statement in which Williams torched national reporting for trying to box his injury into a tidy Grade 2 timeline. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 What Countries Stand To Lose Founders cannot be boxed into one company. — Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for box
Recent Examples of Synonyms for box
  1. bin
  2. coffin
  3. TV
  4. dilemma
  5. punch
  6. knock
  7. locker
  8. casket
Noun
  • The goal is to preserve and restore as much as possible, eventually combining components like handles and aluminum bins from different kitchens to reconstruct a complete model for museums or similar academic and cultural institutions.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Officers used tear gas as tensions flared sporadically in the neighborhood, with small groups of people trying to set bicycles and trash bins on fire.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of bin
Noun
  • Essentially, both cremation and coffin-burial practices are pretty bad for the environment.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Chicago extinguished New England's last-minute comeback bid courtesy of exceptional clock management by coach Johnson and a nail-in-the-coffin, career-best 58-yard field goal from Cairo Santos.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of coffin
Noun
  • Five days ago, the two exchanged barbs and accusations in a debate on TV Band.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • One of those injured was a 12-year-old girl, Rabeh told France’s BFM TV.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of TV
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  • That dilemma will not go away as long as Ukraine’s own infrastructure is exposed to attack.
    — Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
  • For Palestinian citizens of Israel, however, the country’s national ballots pose more of a dilemma.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of dilemma
Noun
  • And a fair fight is not just two fighters throwing the same punches at each other for 50 years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The answer is mostly yes, especially now that the highest trim level brings some serious Harman Kardon punch.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of punch
Verb
  • Nantz tried to knock the ball from Watt, but hit his wrist hard on the football and immediately grabbed his hand.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But several people who played key roles in knocking the two candidates off the ballot have close ties to the congressman’s political operation.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of knock
Noun
  • The malicious system component silently installs apps that look like weather tools, app lockers and other everyday utilities.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The flatbed also include's side storage lockers and a long rear drawer for extra cargo space.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of locker
Noun
  • Prompted by Nan’s lament about their father’s empty casket and his own desire for posthumous reconciliation, Jay sets out to find his dad’s underwater remains near the edge of the canyon at Monastery Beach.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Milwaukee has reduced it to a team on fumes, with a chance to lower the casket Thursday night in Game 4.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/box. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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