box
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
How often you will meet it
Rank 993 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,402 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid he rummaged through a box of spare parts
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance also: loge the royal box was empty
- the quantity contained in a box also: boxful he gave her a box of chocolates
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible also: corner his lying got him into a tight corner
- a rectangular drawing the flowchart contained many boxes
- evergreen shrubs or small trees also: boxwood
box in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He was promising you a carriage, a box at the opera, diamonds, freedom.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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She carried about her box of properties and fished out promptly the familiar, tarnished old puppets.
Greville Fane · Henry James · Chapter 1
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This she did promptly, looking after her box, and seeing it safe in the Mallowe omnibus.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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He looked about, as though for a seat, and Tom, apologizing for his neglect in offering one, shoved a box forward.
Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera · Victor Appleton · Chapter 1
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One day the maiden took him into a secret chamber, where a little gold box was standing on a silver table.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1