(n.) A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
(n.) A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
(n.) The quantity that a box contain.
(n.) A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.
(n.) A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.
(n.) A small country house.
(n.) A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
(n.) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
(n.) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
(n.) The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
(n.) A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift.
(n.) The square in which the pitcher stands.
(n.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
(v. t.) To inclose in a box.
(v. t.) To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
(v. t.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.
(n.) A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
(v. i.) To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.
(v. t.) To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.
(v. t.) To boxhaul.
Example Sentences:
(1) Would people feel differently about it if, for instance, it happened on Boxing Day or Christmas Eve?
(2) In the absence of an authentic target for the MASH proteins, we examined their DNA binding and transcriptional regulatory activity by using a binding site (the E box) from the muscle creatine kinase (MCK) gene, a target of MyoD.
(3) However, valid electroacoustic evaluation of the DMHAs cannot be accomplished using the conventional hearing aid test box.
(4) An AT-rich stretch is centered at position -31 with respect to the transcription initiation site, and a potential CCAAT box is centered at position -138.
(5) Calves were fed milk replacer twice daily while housed indoors in wooden-slatted floor box crates (metabolism cages).
(6) In contrast, BTEB repressed the activity of a promoter containing BTE, a single GC box of the CYP1A1 gene that is stimulated by Sp1.
(7) The protein sequence of the homoeo domain is identical to that encoded by Hu-1, one of a the pair of closely linked homoeo boxes in the human genome.
(8) It was sent into the box and Jaap Stam's free header went towards Kaka at the far post.
(9) But as an entertaining family experience, it ticks almost every box.
(10) Piedmont’s research, which was conducted among 3,000 filmgoers and weighted to the demographics of the cinemagoing public, is not the same as the Hollywood tracking system, which delivers predictions of box-office success.
(11) Illustration by Andrzej Krause Photograph: Guardian The Foreign Office attributed the forgotten boxes to "an earlier misunderstanding about contents" and stated that there needed to be an "improvement in archive management".
(12) Although the islet promoter was found to lack a TATA box, a major transcript from the islet promoter was mapped 486 nucleotides upstream of the translation initiation site.
(13) We conclude that the activity of the gamma-subunit gene is determined largely by E boxes, which in vivo are likely to be activated by MyoD family proteins; in addition, other transactivators such as the M-CAT binding protein presumably play a role.
(14) There was an upstream "HTF" island (Hpa II tiny fragments) followed by four direct repeats of the "chorion box" enhancer.
(15) While there would inevitably be some interaction, Gibbs said, "I do not think the president approaches it like a boxing match."
(16) Weir soon has to hack away a cross from Bodmer which would otherwise have found Govou in the box.
(17) LU, a branch of the London mayor's Transport for London authority, claims that Aslef is seeking triple-time pay and an extra day off for members working on Boxing Day.
(18) Now another deep cross is thrown into the box and Guzan leaps to claim it, but can only parry it down and pick up the second ball.
(19) The spacing between the G-box sequences proved to be important for the full induction of gene expression.
(20) The Liverpool manager was incensed by Lee Mason's performance at the Etihad Stadium on Boxing Day, when a 2-1 defeat cost his team the Premier League leadership and Raheem Sterling had a first half goal disallowed for an incorrect offside call.
Fielder
Definition:
(n.) A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.
Example Sentences:
(1) Prince Fielder is up next and he grounds out to first.
(2) Roger Kirkby: All stores in LA were giving 50% off Puig Shirts today, to match his fielding percentage last night Does this mean all Prince Fielder shirts are free to match his lack of RBI?
(3) Fielder has accounted for more outs in this series than some of the Sox starters.
(4) 2.38am GMT 7th Inning Stretch Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close 2.38am GMT Giants 2 - Tigers 0, Top 7th Gregor Blanco bounces to first but the throw is off line and Fielder has to dive to his right to get it while Blanco slides head first, OUT!
(5) On 2-2, Fielders swings and misses on a high fastball to strike out.
(6) Updated at 3.33pm BST 2.41pm BST 60th over: England 133-6 (Ali 39, Prior 1) Prior gets underway via inside edge off to the leg side, bringing Ali back, a square of fielders around him.
(7) Last night, Henri Brandman, who is representing Fielder-Civil, said in a statement: "I can confirm that I have been instructed to commence divorce proceedings on the grounds of Amy's adultery."
(8) Great going by Pedey & Salty #RedSox there ;-P @HunterFelt @BBC5LSX October 20, 2013 3.35am BST Tigers 2 - Red Sox 1, top of the 6th Prince Fielder is still the MVP for the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS.
(9) Target Field, a $545m limestone-encased jewel that opened in 2010, produced an All-Star cycle just eight batters in, with hitters showing off flashy neon-bright spikes and fielders wearing All-Star caps with special designs for the first time.
(10) On Tuesday, the indigenous activist Jackie Fielder helped lead a protest at the San Francisco board of supervisors, which she is hoping to persuade to divest from DAPL-connected banks.
(11) Then Smith ruins my conceit by grounding to Prince Fielder.
(12) Michael Young pinch hits for the pitcher and grounds out to third, before Carl Crawford launches a ball to center field - Jay dives to his right and can't come up with it, and so it's a one-out base hit for the Dodgers left fielder.
(13) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tents set ablaze at North Dakota pipeline protest campsite “The thing about the No DAPL movement is that it’s everywhere,” Fielder said.
(14) Fielder just looks far from his best October 20, 2013 It would be interesting to see how these League Championship Series would have gone had Hanley Ramirez been fully healthy for the Dodgers and Miguel Cabrera wasn't playing through a gazillion trillion injuries.
(15) Now Cabrera is on for Prince Fielder as Tim Lincecum heads out to the bullpen to warm up.
(16) From these findings, we diagnosed this case as acute isolated (Fielder's) myocarditis.
(17) However, the speedy Crisp gets to it for the out, Fielder has to return to first.
(18) We comment on the need for appropriate facial protection for batsmen and close fielders.
(19) 2.59am GMT Giants 3 - Tigers 3, Bottom 8th Prince Fielder is up next.
(20) 2.48am BST Richie (@richiemetsoh) @LengelDavid 'those are two big men on the screen, Fielder and Ortiz.