| box | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. box | a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid.; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" |
| ~ ballot box | a box where voters deposit their ballots. |
| ~ bandbox | a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats). |
| ~ base | a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit.; "a tub should sit on its own base" |
| ~ carton | a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top. |
| ~ jewel casket, casket | small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables. |
| ~ cereal box | a paper box in which breakfast cereals are sold. |
| ~ chest | box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy. |
| ~ cigar box | a box for holding cigars. |
| ~ casket, coffin | box in which a corpse is buried or cremated. |
| ~ container | 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). |
| ~ crate | a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping. |
| ~ flat | a shallow box in which seedlings are started. |
| ~ hod | an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder. |
| ~ lid | a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc..; "he raised the piano lid" |
| ~ mailbox, letter box | a private box for delivery of mail. |
| ~ matchbox | a box for holding matches. |
| ~ paintbox | a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint. |
| ~ pencil box, pencil case | a box for holding pencils. |
| ~ play-box, playbox | a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school). |
| ~ alms box, mite box, poor box | box for collecting alms, especially one in a church. |
| ~ pyxis | a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines. |
| ~ shadow box | a shallow rectangular box with a transparent front used to protect and display small items (jewelry, coins, etc.). |
| ~ shoebox | an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes. |
| ~ snuffbox | a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket. |
| ~ deedbox, strongbox | a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked. |
| ~ tinderbox | a box for holding tinder. |
| ~ tuck box | a box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school). |
| ~ window box | a long narrow box for growing plants on a windowsill. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. box, loge | private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance.; "the royal box was empty" |
| ~ balcony | an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium. |
| ~ box seat | a special seat in a theater or grandstand box. |
| ~ compartment | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area. |
| ~ skybox | an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium. |
| n. (quantity) | 3. box, boxful | the quantity contained in a box.; "he gave her a box of chocolates" |
| ~ containerful | the quantity that a container will hold. |
| n. (state) | 4. box, corner | a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible.; "his lying got him into a tight corner" |
| ~ plight, predicament, quandary | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one.; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" |
| n. (shape) | 5. box | a rectangular drawing.; "the flowchart contained many boxes" |
| ~ rectangle | a parallelogram with four right angles. |
| n. (plant) | 6. box, boxwood | evergreen shrubs or small trees. |
| ~ buxus, genus buxus | type genus of the Buxaceae. |
| ~ buxus sempervirens, common box, european box | large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures. |
| ~ boxwood, turkish boxwood | very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks. |
| ~ bush, shrub | a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. box | any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned.; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box" |
| ~ area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function.; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" |
| ~ ball field, baseball field, diamond | the baseball playing field. |
| ~ batter's box | an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. box, box seat | the driver's seat on a coach.; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" |
| ~ coach-and-four, four-in-hand, coach | a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver. |
| ~ seat | furniture that is designed for sitting on.; "there were not enough seats for all the guests" |
| n. (artifact) | 9. box | separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people.; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" |
| ~ compartment | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area. |
| ~ jury box | an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury. |
| ~ press box | box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event). |
| ~ witness box, witness stand | a box enclosure for a witness when testifying. |
| n. (act) | 10. box | a blow with the hand (usually on the ear).; "I gave him a good box on the ear" |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 11. box, package | put into a box.; "box the gift, please" |
| ~ encase, incase, case | enclose in, or as if in, a case.; "my feet were encased in mud" |
| v. (contact) | 12. box | hit with the fist.; "I'll box your ears!" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (contact) | 13. box | engage in a boxing match. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ fight, struggle, contend | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| ~ spar | box lightly. |
| ~ prizefight | box for a prize or money. |
| ~ shadowbox | go through boxing motions without an opponent. |
| package | | |
| n. (group) | 1. bundle, package, packet, parcel | a collection of things wrapped or boxed together. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ wisp | a small bundle of straw or hay. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. package, parcel | a wrapped container. |
| ~ sheaf, bundle | a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing. |
| ~ container | 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). |
| ~ pack | a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film). |
| ~ packet | a small package or bundle. |
| n. (communication) | 3. computer software, package, software, software package, software program, software system | (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory.; "the market for software is expected to expand" |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ computer code, code | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions. |
| ~ alpha software | a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers. |
| ~ authoring language | software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming. |
| ~ beta software | software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release.; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it" |
| ~ compatible software | software that can run on different computers without modification. |
| ~ compatible software | application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together. |
| ~ computer-aided design, cad | software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing. |
| ~ freeware | software that is provided without charge. |
| ~ groupware | software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space. |
| ~ operating system, os | (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services. |
| ~ computer program, computer programme, programme, program | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute.; "the program required several hundred lines of code" |
| ~ subprogram, subroutine, procedure, routine, function | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program. |
| ~ shareware | software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.. |
| ~ shrink-wrapped software | software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform). |
| ~ spyware | computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent. |
| ~ supervisory software | specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs. |
| ~ software documentation, documentation | program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs. |
| ~ database management system, dbms | a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database. |
| ~ upgrade | software that provides better performance than an earlier version did. |
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