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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Raree-show :: Raree-show (n.) A show carried about in a box; a peep show.
Boxing :: Boxing (n.) The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation..
Carton :: Carton (n.) Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box..
Cap :: Cap (n.) The removable cover of a journal box.
Wheelhouse :: Wheelhouse (n.) A paddle box. See under Paddle.
Set-to :: Set-to (n.) A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like..
Sink :: Sink (n.) A shallow box or vessel of wood, stone, iron, or other material, connected with a drain, and used for receiving filthy water, etc., as in a kitchen..
Reliquary :: Reliquary (n.) A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics are kept..
Canister :: Canister (n.) A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc..
Dredger :: Dredger (n.) A box with holes in its lid; -- used for sprinkling flour, as on meat or a breadboard; -- called also dredging box, drudger, and drudging box..
Footboard :: Footboard (n.) The foot-rest of a coachman's box.
Rattlebox :: Rattlebox (n.) Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods..
Ditty-box :: Ditty-box (n.) A small box to hold a sailor's thread, needless, comb, etc..
Box :: 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..
Vasculum :: Vasculum (n.) A tin box, commonly cylindrical or flattened, used in collecting plants..
Pack :: Pack (n.) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close order or narrow compass; as to pack goods in a box; to pack fish..
Pancratium :: Pancratium (n.) An athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling.
Pyxis :: Pyxis (n.) A box; a pyx.
Trunk :: Trunk (n.) A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to convey the effects of a traveler..
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..
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