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say it: bahks
box is a noun and verb meaning "a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid". It is pronounced /ˈbɑks/ — bahks. It carries 13 recorded senses.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
“he rummaged through a box of spare parts”
private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
“the royal box was empty”
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
“his lying got him into a tight corner”
evergreen shrubs or small trees
any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
“the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box”
separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
“the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for box come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.