Definition of box

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Box (n.) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.

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Oxeye :: Oxeye (n.) A fish; the bogue, or box..
Boxthorn :: Boxthorn (n.) A plant of the genus Lycium, esp. Lycium barbarum..
Mark :: Mark (v. t.) To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing..
Close :: Close (v. t.) Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box..
Kit :: Kit (m.) A box for working implements; hence, a working outfit, as of a workman, a soldier, and the like..
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..
Fang :: Fang (v. t.) The valve of a pump box.
Keep :: Keep (n.) A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place..
Box :: Box (n.) A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch..
Sonometer :: Sonometer (n.) An instrument for exhibiting the transverse vibrations of cords, and ascertaining the relations between musical notes. It consists of a cord stretched by weight along a box, and divided into different lengths at pleasure by a bridge, the place of which is determined by a scale on the face of the box..
Ditty-box :: Ditty-box (n.) A small box to hold a sailor's thread, needless, comb, etc..
Buxeous :: Buxeous (a.) Belonging to the box tree.
Launder :: Launder (n.) A trough used by miners to receive the powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus, for comminuting, or sorting, the ore..
Carton :: Carton (n.) Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box..
Box :: Box (n.) A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift.
Box :: Box (n.) A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box..
Etui :: Etui (n.) A case for one or several small articles; esp., a box in which scissors, tweezers, and other articles of toilet or of daily use are carried..
Glove :: Glove (n.) A boxing glove.
Stich :: Sticcado (n.) An instrument consisting of small bars of wood, flat at the bottom and rounded at the top, and resting on the edges of a kind of open box. They are unequal in size, gradually increasing from the smallest to the largest, and are tuned to the diatonic scale. The tones are produced by striking the pieces of wood with hard balls attached to flexible sticks..
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