Box
/bɒks/
Definitions
2 meaningsA container, typically made of cardboard, wood, or metal, having a flat base and four sides.
/bɒks/
A container with a flat base and sides.
He packed his clothes into a sturdy box.
💡 Simply: A container to hold things.
More Examples
The box was filled with chocolates.
How It's Used
"The package arrived in a cardboard box."
"I keep my old photos in a wooden box."
To put something into a box.
/bɒks/
To enclose or package in a box.
Please box up the old toys.
💡 Simply: To put in a box.
More Examples
The company boxes its products before shipping.
How It's Used
"They boxed up the fragile items carefully."
Idioms & expressions
think outside the box
To think creatively and unconventionally.
"We need to think outside the box to solve this problem."
From Old French *boiste, from Late Latin *buxida, from Latin buxus "boxwood", from Greek πύξος (pýxos).
The word 'box' has been used in English for centuries, its meaning largely unchanged.
Memory tip
Think of a square or rectangular container.
Word Origin
"boxwood tree"