3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
Example sentence • The sleek red fox darted across the field.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
Example sentence • I packed my clothes in a box .
6 1 noun n noun
• a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
Example sentence • She invested her savings into stocks .
6 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
Example sentence • I stored the cake in the icebox to keep it fresh.
7 2 noun n noun
• a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin
Example sentence • He dropped a coin into the jukebox and selected his favorite song.
2 1 noun n noun
• an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
Example sentence • The farmer uses an ox to plow the fields.
5 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified
verb
• treat for alcohol or drug dependence
Example sentence • I decided to go on a detox to cleanse my body of toxins.
7 2 noun n noun
• a private box for delivery of mail
Example sentence • I found a letter in my mailbox today.
8 2 noun n noun
• a box for holding matches
Example sentence • I found a lost matchbox under the couch.
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
Example sentence • The children played happily in the sandbox .
7 2 noun n noun
• a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)
Example sentence • I found an old shoebox in the attic.
8 2 noun n noun
• a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
Example sentence • The smallpox virus primarily spreads from person to person through respiratory droplets.
5 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder
verb
• reproduce by xerography
Example sentence • I need to make a xerox of this document.
7 3 noun n noun
• either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
Example sentence • The equinox occurs twice a year, in March and September.
8 3 adjective adj adjective
• adhering to what is commonly accepted
Example sentence • He adheres to the orthodox teachings of his religion.
7 3 noun n noun
• (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
Example sentence • It's a paradox that the more you try to impress people, the less they tend to admire you.
10 4 adjective adj adjective
• breaking with convention or tradition
adjective satellite
• independent in behavior or thought
Example sentence • His unorthodox teaching methods surprised the students.
7 2 noun n noun
• a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)
Example sentence • She kept her hat in a little bandbox to prevent it from getting crushed.
8 2 noun n noun
• a container used to keep bread or cake in
Example sentence • I found a breadbox in the attic.
6 2 noun n noun
• a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
Example sentence • She contracted cowpox after being in close contact with an infected cow.
7 2 verb v verb
• be a mystery or bewildering to
Example sentence • His complex questions flummoxed the panel of experts.
6 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated
Example sentence • We decided to hotbox his car with smoke from a joint.
7 2 noun n noun
• a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables
Example sentence • She kept her valuable jewelry in a lockbox .
3 1 noun n noun
• brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked
Example sentence • I ordered a bagel with lox and cream cheese for breakfast.
6 2 verb v verb
• outdo someone in trickery
Example sentence • He managed to outfox his opponent and win the chess match.
7 2 noun n noun
• a small round woman's hat
Example sentence • She kept her daily vitamins in a pillbox on her nightstand.
7 2 noun n noun
• public box for deposit of mail
Example sentence • I dropped my letter in the postbox near the corner.
9 3 noun n noun
• any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops
Example sentence • I found an old rattlebox in the attic.
6 2 noun n noun
• an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium
Example sentence • He reserved a skybox for the important football match.
8 2 noun n noun
• a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket
Example sentence • He opened his snuffbox and offered a pinch to the gentleman sitting next to him.
7 2 noun n noun
• a crate for packing soap
Example sentence • He climbed onto his soapbox and began passionately delivering his speech.
9 2 noun n noun
• a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked
Example sentence • He hid the documents in the strongbox for safekeeping.
8 2 noun n Example sentence • The air conditioning broke in the office and turned it into a sweatbox .
3 1 noun n noun
• the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
Example sentence • The vox mail service allows you to leave voice messages.
7 2 noun n noun
• container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)
Example sentence • She kept all her sewing supplies neatly organized in her workbox .
6 2 noun n noun
• A box holding papers to be transmitted to others, eg, by mail.
Example sentence • I have many emails in my outbox that I need to send.
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
verb
• render unsuitable for passage
Example sentence • I stacked the blocks in a tower.
6 1 verb v noun
• the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
verb
• deliver a sharp blow or push
Example sentence • He carefully knocks on the door to avoid disturbing anyone.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
Example sentence • I need to buy new locks for the doors in my house.
5 1 noun n noun
• a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
verb
• move back and forth or sideways
Example sentence • I collected some beautiful rocks on the beach.
8 2 noun n noun
• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Example sentence • She slipped and fell on her buttocks .
10 2 noun n noun
• one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
Example sentence • She has beautiful naturally-occurring dreadlocks .
3 1 noun n noun
• a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
Example sentence • He woke up covered in a rash, the unmistakable pox of chickenpox.
7 2 noun n noun
• a type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind
Example sentence • They painted their saltbox house a cheerful shade of yellow.
8 2 noun n noun
• a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
Example sentence • He showcased his new soundbox at the music festival.
5 2 verb v Example sentence • I can't wait to unbox the new iPhone that I just ordered.
6 2 noun n noun
• type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• A box containing animal feed.
Example sentence • The horse dipped its head into the feedbox and began eating.
7 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The farmers had to vaccinate their chickens against fowlpox .
7 2 noun n
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Example sentence • She threw the broken vase into the hellbox .
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