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- [boks]
- /bɒks/
- /bɒks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boks]
- /bɒks/
Definitions of boxed word
- adjective boxed A boxed set or collection of things is sold in a box. 3
- adjective boxed packaged together for sale in a presentation box 3
- noun boxed a blow, as with the hand or fist: He gave the boy a box on his ear. 1
- verb with object boxed Nautical. to boxhaul (often followed by off). 1
- verb with object boxed Meteorology. to fly around the center of a storm in a boxlike pattern in order to gather meteorological data: to box a storm. 1
- idioms boxed box the compass, Nautical. to recite all of the points of the compass in a clockwise order. 1
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Origin of boxed
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English, probably < Late Latin buxis, a reshaping of Latin pyxis; see boîte
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Parts of speech for Boxed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
boxed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
boxed usage trend in Literature
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adj boxed
- bulker — magnitude in three dimensions: a ship of great bulk.