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box pleat a double pleat with edges folded toward each other.
box score a statistical summary in table form of each player's performance in a game, esp. baseball or basketball.
box seat a seat in a box, usu. offering a better view and some privacy, in a theater, concert hall, stadium, or the like.
box spring a cloth-covered bedspring having rows of individual but connected helical springs inside a boxlike frame.
box supper a social and fund-raising occasion at which the participants bid for donated box lunches.
boxthorn the matrimony vine.
box turtle any of several North American land turtles with a hinged shell that can completely enclose the body; box tortoise.
boxwood the hard, fine-grained, light yellow wood of the box tree or shrub, used for rulers, wood engravers' blocks, musical instruments, and the like. [2 definitions]
boxy like a box, as in shape or confining quality.
boy a male child or adolescent. [4 definitions]
boycott to refuse to buy, use, attend, or deal with (a product, activity, business, or the like), usu. as a protest or means of persuasion. [2 definitions]
boyfriend (informal) a male with whom one has a romantic relationship. [2 definitions]
boyhood the state or period of life when one is a boy.
boyish characteristic of a boy.
Boy Scout a male member of a large youth organization that teaches outdoor skills, physical fitness, and the value and responsibilities of citizenship.
Boy Scouts of America an American organization for youth that teaches outdoor skills, physical fitness, and the value and responsibilities of citizenship.
boysenberry a fruit resembling a blackberry in appearance and a raspberry in flavor. [2 definitions]
bozo (slang) a guy; fellow. [2 definitions]
Br symbol of the chemical element bromine.
Br.1 abbreviation of "Bridge," a structure that extends a road, path, or other route over an obstacle such as a river or railway, to allow for continuous travel (used as part of a proper name).
Br.2 abbreviation of "Brother," a lay member of a male religious order (used as a title).