query | A b__ is a square or rectangle that is printed or drawn on a piece of paper, a road, or on some other surface.A box is a square or rectangle that is printed or drawn on a piece of paper, a road, or on some other surface. |
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word | box |
full-definition | noun A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids. He reached into the cardboard box beside him. They sat on wooden boxes. ...the box of tissues on her desk. She ate two boxes of liqueurs. A box is a square or rectangle that is printed or drawn on a piece of paper, a road, or on some other surface. In football, the box is the penalty area of the field. He scored from the penalty spot after being brought down in the box. A box is a small separate area in a theatre or at a sports ground or stadium, where a small number of people can sit to watch the performance or game. Television is sometimes referred to as the box . Do you watch it live at all or do you watch it on the box? Box is used before a number as a postal address by organizations that receive a lot of mail. ...Country Crafts, Box 111, Landisville. Box is a small evergreen tree with dark leaves which is often used to form hedges. ...box hedges. verb To box means to fight someone according to the rules of boxing. At school I boxed and played rugby. The two fighters had previously boxed a 12-round match. |
inflections | boxesboxingboxed |
cefr-level | A1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1
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