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1[countable] (especially in compounds) a container made of wood, cardboard, metal, etc. with a flat, stiff base and sides, and often a lid, used especially for holding solid things She kept all the letters in a box. a lunch box cardboard boxes a toolbox a jewelry box
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- 2[countable] a box and its contents a box of chocolates/matches a box set of DVDs
- 3[countable] electronic equipment or controls inside a box a cable box in theater/court
- 4[countable] a small area in a theater, court or stadium separated off from where other people sit a box at the opera the witness/jury box box seats at Yankee Stadium see press box shape
- 5[countable] a small square or rectangle drawn on a page for people to write information in Put a check mark in the appropriate box. to check a box
- 6[countable] an area on a printed page surrounded by straight lines A box in the upper right-hand corner of the page explained some of the terms used in the article. television
- 7the box [singular] (informal) the television What's on the box tonight?
- 8[countable] an area on a sports field that is marked by lines and used for a particular purpose the penalty box the batter's box for mail
- 9[countable] = PO box on road
- 10[countable] a place where two roads cross or join, marked with a pattern of yellow lines to show that vehicles must not stop There is a $100 fine for blocking the box. shelter
- 11[countable] a small shelter used for a particular purpose a sentry box tree/wood
- 12[countable, uncountable] a small evergreen tree or bush with thick, dark leaves, used especially for garden hedges
- 13(also boxwood) [uncountable] the hard wood of this bush Idioms
container
to think about something, or how to do something, in a way that is new, different, or shows imagination
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