box
noun
/bɑks/
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/bɒks/
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- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
- (Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.
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buxus
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box
noun
/bɑks/
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/bɒks/
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- A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
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capsa,
capsula,
arca,
pyxidicula,
pyxis,
riscus
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- A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
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podium
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boxing
noun
/ˈbɑːksɪŋ/
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/ˈbɒksɪŋ/
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- (sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
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pugilātiō,
pugilatio
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