flower box

flow·er box

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flou-er boks]
- /ˈflaʊ ər bɒks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flou-er boks]
- /ˈflaʊ ər bɒks/

Definitions of flower box words

noun flower box a box used for growing decorative plants in or around the home, often attached to a window ledge. 1
noun flower box A container in which flowers or plants are grown, usually affixed outside just below a window. 0
noun flower box (computing, programming) A comment in source code that spans several lines, each of which begins with an asterisk. 0

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Origin of flower box

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Flower box

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flower box

flower box popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flower box usage trend in Literature

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