Definition of box

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Box (n.) A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box..

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Box :: Box (v. t.) To inclose in a box.
Mail :: Mail (n.) A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried..
Boncilate :: Boncilate (n.) A substance composed of ground bone, mineral matters, etc., hardened by pressure, and used for making billiard balls, boxes, etc..
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down.
Pomander :: Pomander (n.) A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly pomander box..
Crow''s-nest :: Crow's-nest (n.) A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout..
Seedbox :: Seedbox (n.) A plant (Ludwigia alternifolia) which has somewhat cubical or box-shaped capsules.
Gland :: Gland (n.) The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing..
Box :: Box (n.) A small country house.
Casket :: Casket (n.) A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental character, as for jewels, etc..
Nest :: Nest (n.) A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger..
Chauffer :: Chauffer (n.) A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top..
Tromp :: Tromp (n.) A blowing apparatus, in which air, drawn into the upper part of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water within, is carried down with the water into a box or chamber below which it is led to a furnace..
Manger :: Manger (n.) A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.
Monocarbonic :: Monocarbonic (a.) Containing one carboxyl group; as, acetic acid is a monocarbonic acid..
Lout :: Lout (v. i.) To bend; to box; to stoop.
Wherret :: Wherret (n.) A box on the ear.
Spit-venom :: Spittoon (n.) A spitbox; a cuspidor.
Coop :: Coop (n.) An inclosure for keeping small animals; a pen; especially, a grated box for confining poultry..
Bandbox :: Bandbox (n.) A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs (the bands of the 17th century), collars, caps, bonnets, etc..
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