Topic: NEWSPAPERS, PUBLISHING
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| Date: | 900-1000 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | buxus, from Greek pyxis, from pyxos type of tree, whose wood was used for making boxes |
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box1 S1 W1
1 a container for putting things in, especially one with four stiff straight sides
container
[countable]DTI toolbox/shoebox/matchbox etc (=a box used for keeping tools etc in)
2 the amount of something contained in a box
amount
also boxful [countable]TM3
shape
TCN [countable]a) a small square on a page for people to write information in : Put an 'X' in the box if you would like to join our mailing list.
Put an 'X' in the box if you would like to join our mailing list.b) a square or rectangle on a page where information is given or where an answer can be written : The box on the left gives a short history of the battle.
The box on the left gives a short history of the battle.4 a small area of a theatre or court that is separate from where other people are sitting : the jury box
in a court/theatre etc
[countable]APTSCLthe jury box5 a small building or structure used for a particular purpose [= booth]: a sentry box
small building
[countable]a sentry box telephone box British English
6 a box with a number in a post office, where you can have letters etc sent instead of to your own address [= PO Box]
at a post office
box 25/450 etc
TCM7 a special area of a sports field that is marked by lines and used for a particular purpose :
sports field
[countable usually singular]DS8 a piece of plastic that a man wears over his sex organs to protect them when he is playing a sport, especially cricket
protection
[countable] British EnglishDS9 a small tree that keeps its leaves in winter and is often planted around the edge of a garden or field :
