(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.
Unbox
Definition:
(v. t.) To remove from a box or boxes.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tom Whitwell is a digital consultant working with the British Council 's Creative Economy programme , which connects creative pioneers through international initiatives such as Playable City and Unbox
(2) The second biggest YouTube channel in July 2014 was DisneyCollector, with its collection of toy-unboxing videos racking up 268m views in the month, putting it ahead of musician Shakira’s 226.6m views.
(3) But non-gaming children’s channels are also popular: the biggest channel on YouTube in October was toy-unboxing channel DC Toys Collector , with nursery-rhyme channel Little Baby Bum also in the top five on YouTube that month.
(4) If somebody’s taken the bother to email – they’ve gone off YouTube to our website, found the contact page and written an email – they deserve to get something back.” Children’s videos are huge on YouTube, with six of its top 10 channels in January aimed at kids: toy-unboxing channels Funtoys Collector and Blu Toys ; Minecraft gamer Stampy ; Little Baby Bum; and two Russian animation channels, Masha and the Bear and GetMovies .
(5) One customer even made an “unboxing” video on YouTube: Facebook Twitter Pinterest But that’s just what they got.
(6) Toy-unboxing channel DC Toys Collector and Minecraft gamer Stampy were its second and fourth most popular channels in 2014 with 3.3bn and 2.2bn views respectively.
(7) Teaser video advertisements for the forthcoming Samsung "unboxing" feature a boy whose face is lit up by a golden glow as he becomes the first to lift the lid on the S4.
(8) YouTube’s top 100 channels have more than doubled their monthly views in the last year, with toy-unboxing channel Funtoys Collector emerging as the biggest star.
(9) The latest month’s top 10 is a mixture of music, games and children’s channels, including Taylor Swift (361.3m views in January); Russian cartoon channel GetMovies (359.5m); nursery rhymes collection Little Baby Bum (302.1m); Russian animated series Masha and the Bear (287.8m); games channel Popular MMOs (266.9m); more toy-unboxing with Blu Toys (255.3m); child-friendly Minecraft gamer Stampy (252.9m); and BuzzFeed Video (239.4m).
(10) The next hour (11pm EST) brought another unboxing in Seoul.
(11) In August 2014, the service’s second biggest channel was DisneyCollector , a Brazilian channel devoted to unboxing new toys.
(12) Brazilian toy-unboxing channel DisneyCollector was the second most popular in August, with 324.4m views.
(13) Leading to this Friday’s hullabaloo was a YouTube round-the-world event – which ends on Thursday night – where the new toys were unboxed live in 15 different cities over an 18-hour span.
(14) For much of 2014, the biggest star of them all was gamer PewDiePie , but he’s now been relegated into second place in the rankings by Funtoys Collector , the toy-unboxing channel formerly known as DC Toys Collector – and before that, Disney Collector.
(15) So comedians are going to play an important role, in tweaking, prodding and exposing the trunk of hypocrisy and rights violations that will be “unboxed” in the few years.
(16) Fans of the film series could watch from the comfort of their homes as the whole global event was being live-streamed from Sydney to San Francisco in an 18-hour toy-unboxing marathon.
(17) @Swan-City said: “I’m having issues accessing the PSN just unboxed my ps4 downloaded firmware now can’t get log into PSN to download games”, while @nerdrock “Real shocked I’m unable to enjoy my new PS4 on Christmas morning.
(18) ‘Fun Toyz Collector is the biggest channel of all on YouTube’ One example: unboxing channels, where toys (and a surprising number of Kinder Eggs) are unboxed and shown off for massive audiences of online kids.
(19) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Admittedly, I didn’t see those two moments of unboxing live, and that’s an issue I’ll have to deal with until my dying day.
(20) Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) Just woke up, tuned into the #ForceFriday unboxing, and saw Rey and Phasma costumes available for kids!