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bandbox
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n 1: a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of
attire (especially hats)
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box
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n 1: a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he
rummaged through a box of spare parts"
2: private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group
can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" [syn:
box, loge]
3: the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of
chocolates" [syn: box, boxful]
4: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is
impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" [syn:
corner, box]
5: a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"
6: evergreen shrubs or small trees [syn: box, boxwood]
7: any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the
batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire
warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"
8: the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box
with the driver" [syn: box, box seat]
9: separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people;
"the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
10: a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a
good box on the ear"
v 1: put into a box; "box the gift, please" [syn: box,
package] [ant: unbox]
2: hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"
3: engage in a boxing match
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chatterbox
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n 1: orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North
America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish
flower in the axil of each upper leaf [syn: stream
orchid, chatterbox, giant helleborine, Epipactis
gigantea]
2: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn:
chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie,
spouter]
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clocks
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n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and
Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike
leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by
slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for
forage [syn: redstem storksbill, alfilaria,
alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin grass,
pin clover, Erodium cicutarium]
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cox
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n 1: either of two related enzymes that control the production
of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin [syn:
cyclooxygenase, Cox]
2: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew [syn:
coxswain, cox]
v 1: act as the coxswain, in a boat race
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firebox
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n 1: a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is
burned
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gearbox
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n 1: the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is
sealed [syn: gearbox, gear box, gear case]
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hatbox
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n 1: a round piece of luggage for carrying hats
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hotbox
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n 1: a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has
overheated
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icebox
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n 1: white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
[syn: refrigerator, icebox]
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jukebox
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n 1: a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records
are played by inserting a coin [syn: jukebox,
nickelodeon]
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mailbox
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n 1: a private box for delivery of mail [syn: mailbox, letter
box]
2: public box for deposit of mail [syn: postbox, mailbox,
letter box]
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outfox
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v 1: outdo someone in trickery
2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She
outfoxed her competitors" [syn: outwit, overreach,
outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent]
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pillbox
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n 1: a small round woman's hat [syn: pillbox, toque,
turban]
2: a small case for holding pills
3: a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified
concrete)
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saltbox
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n 1: a type of house built in New England; has two stories in
front and one behind
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sandbox
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n 1: mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
2: a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with
sand for children to play in [syn: sandbox, sandpile,
sandpit]
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snuffbox
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n 1: a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket
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soapbox
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n 1: a crate for packing soap
2: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give
prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium,
pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox]
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stocks
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n 1: a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
2: a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving
veterinary attention or while being shod
3: a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy
timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the
hands) of an offender could be locked
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strongbox
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n 1: a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be
locked [syn: strongbox, deedbox]
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sweatbox
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n 1: small or narrow cell
2: a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to
sweat
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toolbox
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n 1: a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn:
toolbox, tool chest, tool cabinet, tool case]
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postbox
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n 1: public box for deposit of mail [syn: postbox, mailbox,
letter box]
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blocks
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blocs
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cocks
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flocks
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frocks
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hawks
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rocks
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boxx
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ballcocks
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macaques
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