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box
idiom
1. Box the compass To make a complete revolution or reversal.
2. Box the compass To name the 32 points of the compass in proper order.
3. In a box Informal In a very difficult or restrictive situation.
noun
1. A box stall.
2. A cable box.
3. A container typically constructed with four sides perpendicular to the base and often having a lid or cover.
4. A hollow made in the side of a tree for the collection of sap.
5. A post office box.
verb
1. To fight with the fists engage in boxing.
2. To name the 32 points of (the compass) in their order .
3. To enclose in or as if in a box.
4. To hem in (as an opponent) .
5. To hit (as the ears) with the hand.
verb-intransitive
1. To fight with the fists or in a boxing match.
verb-transitive
1. Nautical To boxhaul.
2. Sports To block (a competitor or opponent) from advancing, especially to hinder an opponent from getting a rebound in basketball by placing oneself between the opponent and the basket: was boxed out by the tallest player on the team; was boxed in on the homestretch.
3. Sports To take part in a boxing match with.
4. To blend (paint) by pouring alternately between two containers.
5. To border or enclose with or as if with a box: Key sections of the report are boxed off.
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Top Words by points |
Points |
Word Game |
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box | 12 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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bo | 4 |
ox | 9 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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box | 12 |