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Issues or things that need to be resolved
Seating, usually tiered, exposed to the elements, especially the sun, for spectators in outdoor venues
Plural for a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid
“A ripening banana put in a lidded box with green tomatoes turns them red.”
Plural for a strike with a hand, especially with a closed fist
“She gave me a playful box on the shoulder after learning that she had just been pranked.”
Plural for an electronic device, with a screen and speakers, that reproduces images and sound
“Is there anything worth watching on the box this evening?”
Plural for a problematic situation that is difficult or impossible to escape
“That puts me as a police officer in a real box because I am perceived as the bad guy when I patrol the neighborhood.”
Plural for a cube-shaped enclosure
“He set up a box outside the stadium to sell burgers and hotdogs.”
Plural for a drawn or printed rectangle on a form, document, etc.
“Place a tick in the box that most applies to your situation.”
Plural for a paper or cardboard container, typically one in which goods are sold
Plural for a small, simple, single-storey house or shelter
Plural for the passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus
Plural for mail box
Plural for a cash register or drawer for money in a shop, bank, or restaurant
Plural for a rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing a user interface
Plural for the area in front of the goal
Plural for a flat scoop with a short handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom
Plural for an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America, and distinguished from field lacrosse
Box trees
Cigar boxes
Propagators or cloches
Plural for a cage or pen in which poultry are kept
Plural for a large amount of something
Plural for a raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy
Plural for portable music player
Plural for an upscale seating region in a modern concert hall or sports venue, often in the back lower tier, or on a separate tier above the mezzanine
Plural for a (usually digital) data processing machine
Plural for the meeting of fists as a social gesture, equivalent to a high-five
Plural for a place where things are kept for future use or sale
Plural for an accessible structure extending from a building, especially from a window or elevated position
Plural for the outer casing of an object, especially a motor vehicle or an aircraft
Plural for a place where one lives or calls home
To punch someone, usually with a closed fist
“The children would feed it bananas, but the kangaroo would box anyone who came near it.”
To fight an opponent using one's fists, especially in a competition
“Why does this boy never have a chance to box overseas and fight real boxers?”
To put or place in a box
“Harry started getting antsy because Rufus, the jewelry salesman, was taking forever to box his gift.”
To bring a square-rigged ship onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round
To enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule
To encase within a frame
To confine within an enclosure, typically of farm animals
To ambush or attack someone from a hidden position
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