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Synonyms for box

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

shelter machine tube field corner hole punch casket

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Booth — senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. A small rectangular shelter

booth, shelter

2. Hyperrectangle — A rectangular object in any number of dimensions

hyperrectangle rare, orthotope rare

3. Machine — senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. A computer, or the case in which it is housed

machine, computer

4. Tube — senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. The television

tube, telly informal UK IE

Other

blow, corner, loge, hole, punch, field, casket, cigar box, receptacle, cuff, love nest informal, penalty area

Verb

1. Package — to place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes

package, case, pack, pac US, carton, pack up, chest, incase, embox rare

Other

hutch, boxhaul rare

Antonyms

unbox, unpack, uncase

All antonyms of box →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. A small rectangular shelter.

  2. n. 2

    Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. The television.

  3. n. 3

    Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. A computer, or the case in which it is housed.

  4. v. 1

    To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.

Related words

Word family
boxboard boxer boxfish boxful boxload box-shaped boxy boxed
Phrases
pillar box idiot box box van goggle box safe-deposit box big box cool box black box

Forms

Plural
boxes → booths, shelters, hyperrectangles, orthotopes…
Past participle
boxed
e.g. boxed → packaged, cased, packed, cartoned…

Choose the right word

Box, Cuff or Blow?

A cuff is a somewhat sidelong blow, generally with the open hand; as, a cuff or box on the ear.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • shelter Tom volunteers at a homeless shelter twice a week.
  • machine However, they can help him breathe with a machine.
  • tube Before putting the cables in, I lubricate the tube.
  • field The players marched triumphantly across the field.
  • corner I caught a glimpse of him as he turned the corner.
  • hole Just once, I'd like to get a hole-in-one some day.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
boxrising
sheltersteady
machinefalling
tubefalling
fieldfalling
cornerrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
pac1
4 letters
case1, hole1, pack1, blow1, tube1, cuff1, loge1
5 letters
field1, chest1, punch1, booth1, telly2, hutch1, embox
6 letters
corner2, casket2, carton2, incase2
7 letters
machine2, package2, shelter2, boxhaul
8 letters
computer3
9 letters
orthotope
10 letters
receptacle4
14 letters
hyperrectangle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (telly2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
boîte
Italiano
scatola
Español
caja
Deutsch
Schachtel