"box" In Word Games

1. [countable] (especially in compounds) a container made of wood, thick card, metal, etc. with a flat stiff base and sides and often a lid (= cover), used especially for holding solid things
2. [countable] box (of something) a box and its contents; the things a box contains
3. [countable] a square or rectangle on a page or computer screen for people to put information in or containing extra or different information
4. [countable] a small area in a theatre, court or sports stadium, separated off from where other people sit
5. [countable] a small shelter used for a particular purpose
6. the box [singular] (especially British English, old-fashioned, informal) the television
7. [countable] (British English) (also box junction) a place where two roads cross or join, marked with a pattern of yellow lines to show that vehicles must not stop in that area
8. [countable] an area on a sports field that is marked by lines and used for a particular purpose
9. [countable] (also box number) a number used as an address, especially one given in newspaper advertisements to which replies can be sent see also PO box
10. [countable] (British English) a piece of plastic that a man wears over his sex organs to protect them while he is playing a sport, especially cricket compare cup (10)Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
11. [countable, uncountable] a small evergreen tree or bush with thick dark leaves, used especially for garden hedges
12. (also boxwood) [uncountable] the hard wood of the box tree

"box" synonyms:

• case,
• casket,
• chest,
• trunk,
• carton,
• container,
• pack,
• package,
• bin,
• crate,
• packet,
• receptacle,
• coffer,
• bier,
• caddy,
• canister,
• canteen,
• drum,
• hamper

"box" antonyms:

• fail,
• lose,
• unbox,
• surrender,
• tap,
• pat,
• give-up,
• be-still,
• destroy,
• discourage,
• halt,
• stop,
• ruin,
• dissuade,
• neglect,
• praise,
• uphold,
• miss,
• pull