BOOMBOX | • boombox n. Alternative spelling of boom box. • boom␣box n. A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound. • BOOMBOX n. a powerful portable radio and cassette recorder. |
BOTOXED | • botoxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of botox. • Botoxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of Botox. • BOTOXED adj. (tradename) having had Botox treatment. |
BOXPLOT | • boxplot n. Alternative spelling of box plot. • box␣plot n. (Statistics) A graphical summary of a numerical data sample through five statistics: median, lower quartile… • BOXPLOT n. a type of statistical graph. |
BOXROOM | • boxroom n. A storeroom, usually upstairs, for boxes and other items. • box␣room n. A small bedroom in a house, often used for storage. • BOXROOM n. a room for storing boxes. |
BOXWOOD | • boxwood n. (Countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens. • boxwood n. (Uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays. • boxwood n. (Countable, uncountable) Any tree of genus Buxus. |
COALBOX | • coalbox n. A box for storing coal. • COALBOX n. a box for storing coal. |
COXCOMB | • coxcomb n. (Historical) The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe. • coxcomb n. The fleshy red pate of a rooster. • coxcomb n. (By extension) A foolish or conceited person; a dandy. |
LOCKBOX | • lockbox n. A box with a built-in lock; a safe. • LOCKBOX n. a box that locks. |
OXBLOOD | • oxblood n. A dark brownish-red colour. • oxblood n. The blood of an ox. • oxblood adj. Of a dark brownish-red colour. |
POORBOX | • poorbox n. Alternative form of poor box. • poor␣box n. A locked box with a slot for depositing coins into, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy. • POORBOX n. a box, esp. one in a church, used for the collection of alms or money for the poor. |
POSTBOX | • postbox n. Alternative spelling of post box. • post-box n. Alternative spelling of post box. • post␣box n. A box in which post can be left by a sender to be picked up by a courier or postman (postal worker). |
SHOEBOX | • shoebox n. The box in which shoes are sold. • shoebox n. (Derogatory) A small, cramped residence or similar space. • shoe␣box n. Alternative form of shoebox. |
SHOWBOX | • showbox n. Alternative form of show box. • show␣box n. A box containing an object or objects, carried or transported round as a show. • SHOWBOX n. a showman's box. |
SOAPBOX | • soapbox n. (Literally) A crate for packing soap. • soapbox n. (Figuratively) Any physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse. • soapbox n. (Figuratively) A talk about one’s pet topic (or the topic itself), especially when only tangentially… |
TOOLBOX | • toolbox n. A storage case for tools. • toolbox n. (Computing) A set of pre-existing routines for use in writing new programs. • toolbox n. (Figurative) A set of skills or competences. |
WOODBOX | • woodbox n. A box used for the storage of wood, particularly firewood. • WOODBOX n. a container for firewood, also WOODBIN. |
WORKBOX | • workbox n. A toolbox; a container for the items needed to carry out a task. • workbox n. (Figurative) A set of skills and approaches. • WORKBOX n. a bag for holding work materials, also WORKBAG. |