noun
1 container
ADJECTIVE
▪ rectangular , square
▪ upturned ( esp. BrE )
▪
They were sitting around the fire on upturned ~es.
▪ empty
▪ cardboard , metal , plastic , wooden , etc.
▪ storage
▪ cereal , chocolate , cigar , egg ( BrE ) ( egg carton in AmE ) , pizza
▪ jewel , jewellery/jewelry , shoe , tool (usually toolbox )
▪ CD , DVD
▪ gift
▪ lunch , sandwich ( BrE )
▪ first-aid
▪ safe deposit , safety deposit , security
▪
There is a safety deposit ~ in every room of the hotel.
▪ cash , money ( esp. BrE )
▪
The cash ~ was kept in a safe.
▪
She opened her money ~ to see if she had saved enough for a tennis racket.
▪ collection , donation
▪
The exhibition is free, but there is a collection ~ for donations.
▪ ballot
▪ letter ( BrE ), mail (usually mailbox ) ( AmE )
▪ nest , nesting
… OF BOXES
▪ pile , stack
VERB + BOX
▪ fill , pack
▪
She filled the ~ with old clothes.
▪ pack sth in , pack sth into , put sth away in , put sth in , put sth into , store sth in
▪
We packed all the books into ~es.
▪ remove sth from , take sth out of
▪ empty , unpack
▪ open
▪ close , shut
▪ lock
▪ place , stack
BOX + VERB
▪ be filled with sth , be full of sth , contain sth , hold sth
▪
This ~ holds ten 10 candles and costs $21.40.
▪ be labelled/labeled sth , be marked sth
▪
a ~ marked ‘fragile’
▪ be covered in sth , be covered with sth , be lined with sth
▪
The dog sleeps in a ~ lined with an old blanket.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~ , inside a/the ~
▪ into a/the ~
▪ out of a/the ~
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of chocolates
PHRASES
▪ the lid of a ~
2 enclosed area
ADJECTIVE
▪ soundproof
▪ call , phone , telephone (all BrE )
▪ jury , witness
▪ commentary ( BrE ), press
▪
There was a babble of languages in the commentary ~ when the race began.
▪ director's , executive , hospitality (all BrE )
▪
They drank champagne as they watched the game from the executive ~.
▪ private , royal
▪
a private ~ at the opera
▪ signal ( BrE )
▪ horse (usually horsebox ) ( BrE )
▪
The car in front was pulling a horsebox.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~ , into a/the ~
3 square on a form/screen
ADJECTIVE
▪ appropriate , relevant ( esp. BrE )
▪
Tick the appropriate ~ below.
▪ dialog
▪
Click on ‘open file’ in the dialog ~.
▪ check , tick ( BrE ) (usually checkbox , tickbox )
VERB + BOX
▪ check ( esp. AmE ), fill in , mark ( esp. AmE ), put sth in , tick ( BrE ), write (sth) in
▪
Put a cross in the ~ if you agree with the comments.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~ , into a/the ~
PHRASES
▪ tick all the ~es (= do exactly the right things to please sb) ( BrE , informal )
▪
The house we would like to buy ticks all the ~es.