box

noun

A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.

Other meanings

A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.

Kinds of box

cereal box
chest
cigar box
flat
letter box
pencil box
play-box
poor box

Example sentences

“Clean the litter box twice a day.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Can you help me lift this box?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“The movie bombed a bunch at the box office.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Word history

From Old English "box" (box, case).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “box” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.