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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Box \Box\, n.; pl. Boxes [As. box a small case or vessel with
     a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b["u]chse; fr. L. buxus
     boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See Pyx, and cf. Box a
     tree, Bushel.]
     1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various
        shapes.
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     2. The quantity that a box contain.
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     3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or
        other place of public amusement.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.
                                                    --Dorset.
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              The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a
        poor box; a contribution box.
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              Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,
              Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.
                                                    Warton.
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     5. A small country house. ``A shooting box.'' --Wilson.
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              Tight boxes neatly sashed.            --Cowper.
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     6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
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     7. (Mach)
        (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
        (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;
            the bucket of a lifting pump.
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     8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
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     9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or
        gift. ``A Christmas box.'' --Dickens.
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     10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     11. (Zo["o]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box
           lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying
           substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox
           or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.
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     Box beam (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have
        the form of a long box.
  
     Box car (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and
        inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.
  
     Box chronometer, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,
        to preserve its proper position.
  
     Box coat, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a
        heavy cape to carry off the rain.
  
     Box coupling, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or
        other parts in machinery.
  
     Box crab (Zo["o]l.), a crab of the genus Calappa, which,
        when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.
  
     Box drain (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,
        and with flat top and bottom.
  
     Box girder (Arch.), a box beam.
  
     Box groove (Metal Working), a closed groove between two
        rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between
        collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.
  
     Box metal, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,
        and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.
  
     Box plait, a plait that doubles both to the right and the
        left.
  
     Box turtle or
  
     Box tortoise (Zo["o]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the
        genera Cistudo and Emys; -- so named because it can
        withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by
        hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an
        exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.
  
     In a box, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in
        difficulty. (Colloq.)
  
     In the wrong box, out of one's place; out of one's element;
        awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Box \Box\, n.; pl. Boxes [As. box a small case or vessel with
     a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b["u]chse; fr. L. buxus
     boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See Pyx, and cf. Box a
     tree, Bushel.]
     1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various
        shapes.
  
     2. The quantity that a box contain.
  
     3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or
        other place of public amusement.
  
              Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.
                                                    --Dorset.
  
              The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a
        poor box; a contribution box.
  
              Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,
              Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.
                                                    Warton.
  
     5. A small country house. ``A shooting box.'' --Wilson.
  
              Tight boxes neatly sashed.            --Cowper.
  
     6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
  
     7. (Mach)
        (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
        (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;
            the bucket of a lifting pump.
  
     8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
  
     9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or
        gift. ``A Christmas box.'' --Dickens.
  
     10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.
  
     11. (Zo["o]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
  
     Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box
           lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying
           substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox
           or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.
  
     Box beam (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have
        the form of a long box.
  
     Box car (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and
        inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.
  
     Box chronometer, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,
        to preserve its proper position.
  
     Box coat, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a
        heavy cape to carry off the rain.
  
     Box coupling, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or
        other parts in machinery.
  
     Box crab (Zo["o]l.), a crab of the genus Calappa, which,
        when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.
  
     Box drain (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,
        and with flat top and bottom.
  
     Box girder (Arch.), a box beam.
  
     Box groove (Metal Working), a closed groove between two
        rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between
        collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.
  
     Box metal, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,
        and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.
  
     Box plait, a plait that doubles both to the right and the
        left.
  
     Box turtle or
  
     Box tortoise (Zo["o]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the
        genera Cistudo and Emys; -- so named because it can
        withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by
        hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an
        exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.
  
     In a box, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in
        difficulty. (Colloq.)
  
     In the wrong box, out of one's place; out of one's element;
        awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boxes
     French n.
     (plural of fr box)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr boxer  2 s pres ind//sub)
     Middle English n.
     (plural of enm box id=jar t=jar, box)
     Portuguese n.
     (plural of pt box), (plural of pt boxe)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  boxes
     n.
     (plural of en box)
     vb.
     (infl of en box  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  boxes
     French n.
     (plural of fr box)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr boxer  2 s pres ind//sub)
     Middle English n.
     (plural of enm box id=jar t=jar, box)
     Portuguese n.
     (plural of pt box), (plural of pt boxe)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  boxes
     French n.
     (plural of fr box)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr boxer  2 s pres ind//sub)
     Middle English n.
     (plural of enm box id=jar t=jar, box)
     Portuguese n.
     (plural of pt box), (plural of pt boxe)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boxes
     Englanti n.
     (taivm) ''monikkomuoto sanasta'' '''box'''

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boxes
     Franska n.
     1 (böjning fr subst box)
     2 (böjning fr subst boxe)
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb boxer)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boxes'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst box)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Boxes /bˈɒksɪz/
  الصّناديق

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  boxes /bˈɒksɪz/ 
  krabice

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  boxes /bˈɒksɪz/ 
  blychau

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  boxes /bˈɒksɪz/ 
  bocsys