Definition of box

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Box (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..

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Rattlebox :: Rattlebox (n.) Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods..
Bruiser :: Bruiser (n.) A boxer; a pugilist.
Case :: Case (v. t.) To strip the skin from; as, to case a box..
Faser :: Faser (n.) A blow in the face, as in boxing; hence, any severe or stunning check or defeat, as in controversy..
Box :: Box (v. i.) To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar..
Drudging Box :: Drudging box () See Dredging box.
Up :: Up (adv.) In a higher place or position, literally or figuratively; in the state of having arisen; in an upright, or nearly upright, position; standing; mounted on a horse; in a condition of elevation, prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement, insurrection, or the like; -- used with verbs of rest, situation, condition, and the like; as, to be up on a hill; the lid of the box was up; prices are up..
Stuff :: Stuff (n.) To put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box).
Jasper :: "Jasper (n.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped / banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper..
Box :: Box (n.) A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box..
Buxeous :: Buxeous (a.) Belonging to the box tree.
Axle Guard :: Axle guard () The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically; -- also called a jaw in the United States, and a housing in England..
Boxing :: Boxing (n.) Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.
Cuff :: Cuff (n.) A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap..
Trunkfish :: Trunkfish (n.) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging to the genus Ostracion, or the family Ostraciontidae, having an angular body covered with a rigid integument consisting of bony scales. Some of the species are called also coffer fish, and boxfish..
Paper :: Paper (a.) Of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling paper; existing only on paper; unsubstantial; as, a paper box; a paper army..
Tub :: Tub (n.) A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft; -- so called by miners.
Mull :: Mull (n.) A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
Spit-venom :: Spittoon (n.) A spitbox; a cuspidor.
Dicarbonic :: Dicarbonic (a.) Containing two carbon residues, or two carboxyl or radicals; as, oxalic acid is a dicarbonic acid..
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