BOX Synonyms

• an occurrence of something

• a special set of circumstances

• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

• the actual state of things

• a portable container for carrying several objects

• a person requiring professional services

• a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

• a problem requiring investigation

• a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument

• the quantity contained in a case

• nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence

• a specific state of mind that is temporary

• a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

• a specific size and style of type within a type family

• an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

• the housing or outer covering of something

• the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

• (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers

• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

• a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

• look over, usually with the intention to rob

• enclose in, or as if in, a case

• a container; usually has a lid

• an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself

• the quantity contained in a bin

• store in bins

• a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)

• a secret store of valuables or money

• (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics

• save up as for future use

• a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm

• metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour

• the quantity contained in a carton

• a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top

• box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

• small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables

• enclose in a casket

• the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

• box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy

• the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

• furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

• an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome

• a chest especially for storing valuables

• any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

• a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping

• the quantity contained in a crate

• put into a crate; as for protection

• a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose

• the act of enclosing something inside something else

• a naturally enclosed space

• something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter

• a holding device

• a person who holds something

• the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it

• a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

• a fastener that locks or closes

• a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)

• a container that is used to put or keep things in

• enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts

• an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert

• free from danger or the risk of harm

• having reached a base without being put out

• strongbox where valuables can be safely kept

• a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests

• contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

• (of an undertaking) secure from risk

• financially safe

• a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked

• the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

• luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage

• the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

• compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools

• a long flexible snout as of an elephant

• a tube in which a body fluid circulates

• a craft designed for water transportation

• an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

• the quantity contained in a box