box
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
he rummaged through a box of spare parts
Types & categories
- container hypernym
- ballot box hyponym
- bandbox hyponym
- carton hyponym
- jewel casket hyponym
- cereal box hyponym
- chest hyponym
- cigar box hyponym
- casket hyponym
- crate hyponym
- flat hyponym
- hod hyponym
- mailbox hyponym
- matchbox hyponym
- paintbox hyponym
- pencil box hyponym
- playbox hyponym
- poor box hyponym
- pyxis hyponym
- shadow box hyponym
- shoebox hyponym
- snuffbox hyponym
- strongbox hyponym
- tinderbox hyponym
- tuck box hyponym
- window box hyponym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
put into a box
box the gift, please
Types & categories
- encase hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
the royal box was empty
Types & categories
- compartment hypernym
- skybox hyponym
Parts & wholes
Sense 4 verb
hit with the fist
I'll box your ears!
Types & categories
- hit hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
the quantity contained in a box
he gave her a box of chocolates
Types & categories
- containerful hypernym
Sense 6 verb
engage in a boxing match
Types & categories
- fight hypernym
- spar hyponym
- prizefight hyponym
- shadowbox hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
his lying got him into a tight corner
Types & categories
- quandary hypernym
Related & opposite
- tree derivation
Sense 8 noun
a rectangular drawing
the flowchart contained many boxes
Types & categories
- rectangle hypernym
Sense 9 noun
evergreen shrubs or small trees
Types & categories
- bush hypernym
- common box hyponym
Parts & wholes
Sense 10 noun
any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box
Types & categories
- area hypernym
- batter's box hyponym
Parts & wholes
- ball field part holonym
Sense 11 noun
the driver's seat on a coach
an armed guard sat in the box with the driver
Types & categories
- seat hypernym
Parts & wholes
- coach-and-four part holonym
Sense 12 noun
separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold
Types & categories
- compartment hypernym
- jury box hyponym
- press box hyponym
- witness box hyponym
Sense 13 noun
a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
I gave him a good box on the ear
Types & categories
- blow hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | box |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | boxlike |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | base |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lid |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | container |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ballot box |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bandbox |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | carton |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | jewel casket |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cereal box |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chest |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cigar box |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | casket |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hod |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mailbox |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | matchbox |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | paintbox |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pencil box |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | playbox |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | poor box |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pyxis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shadow box |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shoebox |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snuffbox |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | strongbox |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tinderbox |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tuck box |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | window box |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | unbox |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | packing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | packaging |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | box |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | parcel |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bundle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bagger |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | encase |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | balcony |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | box seat |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | compartment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | skybox |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | box |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | boxing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | boxer |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | hit |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | containerful |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | box |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | boxing |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | boxer |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | sport |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | fight |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | spar |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | prizefight |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | shadowbox |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | tree |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | quandary |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | rectangle |
| 9 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Buxus |
| 9 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | boxwood |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | bush |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | common box |
| 10 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | ball field |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | area |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | batter's box |
| 11 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | coach-and-four |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | seat |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | compartment |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | jury box |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | press box |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | witness box |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | box |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | box |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | blow |