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Box

A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.

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Area 76% connected

Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.

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Blow 76% connected

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

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Bush 76% connected

A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest.

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Case 76% connected

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cove…

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Compartment 76% connected

One of the parts into which an inclosed portion of space is divided, as by partitions, or lines; as, the compartments of a cabinet, a house, or a gar…

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Container 76% connected

One who, or that which, contains.

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Contend 76% connected

To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.

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Encase 76% connected

To inclose as in a case. See Incase.

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Fight 76% connected

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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Hit 76% connected

It.

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Incase 76% connected

To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with something solid.

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Plight 76% connected

imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge.

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Predicament 76% connected

A class or kind described by any definite marks; hence, condition; particular situation or state; especially, an unfortunate or trying position or co…

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Quandary 76% connected

A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty.

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Rectangle 76% connected

A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram.

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Seat 76% connected

The place or thing upon which one sits; hence; anything made to be sat in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool, saddle, or the like.

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Shrub 76% connected

A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.

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Struggle 76% connected

To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.

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Bandbox 76% connected

A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs (the bands of the 17th century), collars, caps, bonnets, etc.

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Carton 76% connected

Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box.

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Casket 76% connected

A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental character, as for jewels, etc.

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Chest 76% connected

A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.

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Coffin 76% connected

The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial.

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Crate 76% connected

A large basket or hamper of wickerwork, used for the transportation of china, crockery, and similar wares.

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Flat 76% connected

Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.

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Hod 76% connected

A kind of wooden tray with a handle, borne on the shoulder, for carrying mortar, brick, etc.

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Pyxis 76% connected

A box; a pyx.

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Snuffbox 76% connected

A small box for carrying snuff about the person.

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Manner of action 1

Spar 76% connected

An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was especially used in…

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Derivationally related 8

Boxer 74% connected

One who packs boxes.

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Boxer 74% connected

One who packs boxes.

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Boxing 74% connected

of Box

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Boxing 74% connected

of Box

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Corner 74% connected

The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

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Corner 74% connected

The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

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Containing whole 4

Balcony 70% connected

A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a wi…

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Coach 70% connected

A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated…

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Diamond 70% connected

A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness.

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Four-in-hand 70% connected

Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a four-in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; as, a four-in-hand coach.

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Component part 2

Base 70% connected

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

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Lid 70% connected

That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.

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Substance part 1

Boxwood 70% connected

The wood of the box (Buxus).

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Synonym 4

Boxwood 92% connected

The wood of the box (Buxus).

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Corner 92% connected

The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

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Loge 92% connected

A lodge; a habitation.

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Package 92% connected

Act or process of packing.

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Antonym 2

Unbox 94% connected

To remove from a box or boxes.

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Unbox 94% connected

To remove from a box or boxes.

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