1a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- he rummaged through a box of spare parts
Hyponymsballot box, bandbox, carton, casket, cereal box, chest, cigar box, coffin, crate, flat, hod, mailbox, matchbox, paintbox, pencil box, playbox, poor box, pyxis, shadow box, shoebox, snuffbox, strongbox, tinderbox, tuck box, window box,
Hypernymscontainer,
Meronymsbase, lid,
Partsbase, lid,
Type ofcontainer,
Typesalms box, ballot box, bandbox, carton, casket, cereal box, chest, cigar box, coffin, crate, deedbox, flat, hod, jewel casket, letter box, mailbox, matchbox, mite box, paintbox, pencil box, pencil case, playbox, play-box, poor box, pyxis, shoebox, snuffbox, strongbox, tinderbox, tuck box, window box,