| coffin |
a rectangular box in which a dead person is buried or cremated. |
| cold frame |
an unheated box, usu. with a glass top, used outdoors for protecting plants from the cold. |
| container |
something, such as a box, barrel, or can, that contains or may contain something else; receptacle. [1/2 definitions] |
| doggie bag |
a bag or box in which a restaurant will pack leftovers of a patron's meal to betaken home, presumably to be fed to a pet. |
| false bottom |
a concealed compartment in the bottom of a box, suitcase, or the like. |
| fight |
to box against. [1/9 definitions] |
| firebox |
a box containing an apparatus for setting off a fire alarm. [1/2 definitions] |
| hatbox |
a deep box or case, usu. cylindrical, for storing or carrying a single hat. |
| hickey |
an electrical fitting allowing a light fixture to be connected to an outlet box. [1/3 definitions] |
| Hollywood bed |
a bed consisting of a mattress and box spring that rests on a metal frame or low legs, and often having a headboard. |
| horsehead fiddle |
a Mongolian stringed instrument played with a bow, having a box-shaped body and a neck ending in a carving of a horse. |
| icebox |
an insulated box containing ice and used for preserving or cooling food. [1/2 definitions] |
| jack-in-the-box |
a toy consisting of a box from which a puppet springs up when the lid is opened. |
| knicker box |
a children's game of the past in which players roll marbles into a box, the object being for the marbles to travel through arches in the center of the box without bouncing back. |
| loge |
a small compartment or enclosure, esp. a theater box. [1/2 definitions] |
| matchbox |
a small cardboard box that holds matches. |
| minivan |
a small, box-shaped passenger van with side windows, often having removable or folding seats for increased cargo room. |
| monochord |
an instrument of ancient design used to measure intervals between musical tones, having a wooden sounding box with one string that vibrates on a gradual scale as a bridge is moved. |
| music box |
a box containing a mechanical device that plays music when the lid is lifted. |
| Norfolk jacket |
a loosely belted, single-breasted man's jacket with pockets on either side of the lower front and two box pleats in front and back from the yoke to the hem. |
| packing |
the material placed in a box or other container to protect its contents. [1/5 definitions] |