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boxes

box
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boks]
    • /bɒks/
    • /bɒks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boks]
    • /bɒks/

Definitions of boxes word

  • noun boxes an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Buxus, especially B. sempervirens, having shiny, elliptic, dark-green leaves, used for ornamental borders, hedges, etc., and yielding a hard, durable wood. 1
  • noun boxes the wood itself. 1
  • noun boxes any of various other shrubs or trees, especially species of eucalyptus. 1
  • verb with object boxes Nautical. to boxhaul (often followed by off). 1
  • verb with object boxes 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 boxes box the compass, Nautical. to recite all of the points of the compass in a clockwise order. 1

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Origin of boxes

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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Boxes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

boxes 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".

boxes usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for boxes

noun boxes

  • bleachers — The bleachers are a part of an outdoor sports stadium, or the seats in that area, which are usually uncovered and are the least expensive place where people can sit.
  • alembics — Plural form of alembic.
  • antechambers — Plural form of antechamber.
  • arbors — Plural form of arbor.
  • arbours — Plural form of arbour.

verb boxes

  • beats — Plural form of beat.
  • canings — Plural form of caning.
  • clips — C Language Integrated Production System
  • clouts — Plural form of clout.
  • crowns — Plural form of crown.

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