Box
noun
A container made of rigid material to hold things.
He packed all his things into a big box
Often appears as...
- shoe box
- cardboard box
noun
An area separated from others for a particular purpose.
We watched the play from our private box
Often appears as...
- box seat
- the box
verb
To put something into a box.
She boxed up all the old clothes for charity
Often appears as...
- box up
- box in
noun
A hit or fight with the hands.
He took up boxing for sport
Often appears as...
- boxing match
- boxing gloves
verb
To hit with fists, usually as a sport.
He boxes professionally
Often appears as...
- box someone
- box professionally
noun
An input space on a computer screen.
Type your password into the box
Often appears as...
- search box
- text box
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Technical
noun
A container made of rigid material to hold things.
He packed all his things into a big box
Often appears as...
- shoe box
- cardboard box
noun
An area separated from others for a particular purpose.
We watched the play from our private box
Often appears as...
- box seat
- the box
verb
To put something into a box.
She boxed up all the old clothes for charity
Often appears as...
- box up
- box in
noun
A hit or fight with the hands.
He took up boxing for sport
Often appears as...
- boxing match
- boxing gloves
verb
To hit with fists, usually as a sport.
He boxes professionally
Often appears as...
- box someone
- box professionally
noun
An input space on a computer screen.
Type your password into the box
Often appears as...
- search box
- text box
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sizes
Boxes come in varied sizes; specify when needed to avoid confusion.
Could you get me a small box for these cupcakes?
Pro Tip 2/3Material Matters
The material of a box can imply its use — cardboard for storage, metal for security.
We store the tools in a metal box to protect them.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbolism
Boxes can symbolize mystery or surprise, like in a 'mystery box'.
The prize will be inside the mystery box!
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sizes
Boxes come in varied sizes; specify when needed to avoid confusion.
Could you get me a small box for these cupcakes?
Pro Tip 2/3Material Matters
The material of a box can imply its use — cardboard for storage, metal for security.
We store the tools in a metal box to protect them.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbolism
Boxes can symbolize mystery or surprise, like in a 'mystery box'.
The prize will be inside the mystery box!
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sizes
Boxes come in varied sizes; specify when needed to avoid confusion.
Could you get me a small box for these cupcakes?
Pro Tip 2/3Material Matters
The material of a box can imply its use — cardboard for storage, metal for security.
We store the tools in a metal box to protect them.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbolism
Boxes can symbolize mystery or surprise, like in a 'mystery box'.
The prize will be inside the mystery box!
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Avi Rubin: All your...
But it's very important, and these researchers are showing, that the developers of these things need to take security into account from the very beginning, and need to realize that they may have a threat model, but the attackers may not be nice enough to limit themselves to that threat model, and so you need to think outside of the box. What we can do is be aware
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Are Crows the Ultimate...
Imagine that you're a crow. Here's your food in a deep hole. How would you go about, with the tools available to you on this table, solving this problem? The bird's tool kit includes a short stick hanging on a piece of string, three stones inside wooden cages, and a longer stick trapped in a plastic box.
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The ethical dilemma of...
minimize danger to others by not swerving, even if it means hitting the large object and sacrificing your life, or take the middle ground by hitting the SUV, which has a high passenger safety rating? So what should the self-driving car do? If we were driving that boxed in car in manual mode,
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Jellyfish predate...
but others cause severe skin damage. The venom of one box jellyfish can kill a human in under five minutes, making it one of the most potent poisons of any animal in the world. Other jellyfish superpowers are less lethal. One species of jellyfish glows green when it's agitated,
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What can Schrödinger's...
If you prepare the system of two cats in boxes in this entangled state, then move the boxes to opposite ends of the universe, the outcome of the experiment will still always be the same. One cat will always come out alive, and the other cat will always end up dead,
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The truth about bats -...
old-growth forests, and, of course, bat caves. So even though I'm the hero of the story, I do need to be saved. And now that you know the true story about us bats, you can learn how to protect such heroic animals. Install a properly designed bat box,
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Can you solve the...
No marking the boxes, shouting, nothing. If each one of you can find your own instrument, then you can play tonight. Otherwise, the label is dropping you. You have three minutes to think about it before we start. The band is in despair.
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Love doesn’t need labels...
meant when he said whatever love is love I realized that I had put this idea of partners in the box but these were my real partners who I would walk with through my whole life and looking back I thought oh I've had so many partners and
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Just How Small is an...
That would be about the density of a nucleus. So I'm saying that if you took every car in the world and put it into your one-foot box, you would have the density of one nucleus. OK, let's review. The atom is really,
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This Taxi Driver Has an...
neighborhood tough guy my cousin his name is area you know he was champion of Iraq and boxing he asked me you think you are tough I say why he said put the gloves and let
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Avi Rubin: All your...
But it's very important, and these researchers are showing, that the developers of these things need to take security into account from the very beginning, and need to realize that they may have a threat model, but the attackers may not be nice enough to limit themselves to that threat model, and so you need to think outside of the box. What we can do is be aware
Video examples
Are Crows the Ultimate...
Imagine that you're a crow. Here's your food in a deep hole. How would you go about, with the tools available to you on this table, solving this problem? The bird's tool kit includes a short stick hanging on a piece of string, three stones inside wooden cages, and a longer stick trapped in a plastic box.
Video examples
The ethical dilemma of...
minimize danger to others by not swerving, even if it means hitting the large object and sacrificing your life, or take the middle ground by hitting the SUV, which has a high passenger safety rating? So what should the self-driving car do? If we were driving that boxed in car in manual mode,
Video examples
Jellyfish predate...
but others cause severe skin damage. The venom of one box jellyfish can kill a human in under five minutes, making it one of the most potent poisons of any animal in the world. Other jellyfish superpowers are less lethal. One species of jellyfish glows green when it's agitated,
Video examples
What can Schrödinger's...
If you prepare the system of two cats in boxes in this entangled state, then move the boxes to opposite ends of the universe, the outcome of the experiment will still always be the same. One cat will always come out alive, and the other cat will always end up dead,
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
old-growth forests, and, of course, bat caves. So even though I'm the hero of the story, I do need to be saved. And now that you know the true story about us bats, you can learn how to protect such heroic animals. Install a properly designed bat box,
Video examples
Can you solve the...
No marking the boxes, shouting, nothing. If each one of you can find your own instrument, then you can play tonight. Otherwise, the label is dropping you. You have three minutes to think about it before we start. The band is in despair.
Video examples
Love doesn’t need labels...
meant when he said whatever love is love I realized that I had put this idea of partners in the box but these were my real partners who I would walk with through my whole life and looking back I thought oh I've had so many partners and
Video examples
Just How Small is an...
That would be about the density of a nucleus. So I'm saying that if you took every car in the world and put it into your one-foot box, you would have the density of one nucleus. OK, let's review. The atom is really,
Video examples
This Taxi Driver Has an...
neighborhood tough guy my cousin his name is area you know he was champion of Iraq and boxing he asked me you think you are tough I say why he said put the gloves and let
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
What is Apple, after all? Apple is about people who think 'outside the box,' people who want to use computers to help them change the world, to help them create things that make a difference, and not just to get a job done.
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Rebecca Hall
English Actress
It's not often you get female characters who don't fit into a box.
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Gennady Golovkin
Kazakhstani Athlete
Boxing is serious. It's not a game. Just one punch - change life.
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Frank Bruno
British Athlete
Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world.
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Naseem Hamed
British Athlete
When I win, I send shock waves through the boxing world.
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Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
American Athlete
You've got to be able to play in the box and play deep.
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Ryan Garcia
American Boxer
Without boxing, there ain't no life. For me, at least.
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Keith Thurman
American Boxer
I'm one of the baddest men in the world of boxing.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder.
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James DeGale
British Boxer
I've boxed all around the world.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
What is Apple, after all? Apple is about people who think 'outside the box,' people who want to use computers to help them change the world, to help them create things that make a difference, and not just to get a job done.
Quote examples
Rebecca Hall
English Actress
It's not often you get female characters who don't fit into a box.
Quote examples
Gennady Golovkin
Kazakhstani Athlete
Boxing is serious. It's not a game. Just one punch - change life.
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Frank Bruno
British Athlete
Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world.
Quote examples
Naseem Hamed
British Athlete
When I win, I send shock waves through the boxing world.
Quote examples
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
American Athlete
You've got to be able to play in the box and play deep.
Quote examples
Ryan Garcia
American Boxer
Without boxing, there ain't no life. For me, at least.
Quote examples
Keith Thurman
American Boxer
I'm one of the baddest men in the world of boxing.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder.
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James DeGale
British Boxer
I've boxed all around the world.
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