(India, historical) An Indian pedlar who sold goods from a box or trunk.
boxwood
boxwood
noun
(countable, uncountable) Any tree of genus Buxus.
(countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.
(uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.
boxwoods
boxwoods
noun
plural of boxwood
boxwork
boxwork
noun
(geology) A form of weathering found in caves
cowpox
cowpox
noun
A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.
cowpoxes
cowpoxes
noun
plural of cowpox
coxswain
coxswain
noun
(archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
(naval) A rank or position.
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
verb
(transitive, intransative) To act as coxswain for.
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
coxswaining
coxswaining
verb
present participle of coxswain
coxswains
coxswains
noun
plural of coxswain
coxwain
coxwaining
coxwains
flaxwoman
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
flexowriter
fowlpox
fowlpox
noun
A disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.
fowlpoxes
foxtown
foxwood
foxworth
manxwoman
manxwoman
Noun
A woman from the Isle of Man.
maxwelton
nassawadox
nonwaxing
oxbow
oxbow
noun
A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts fastened to its yoke
A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop
oxbows
oxbows
noun
plural of oxbow
oxharrow
oxwort
oxywelding
oxywelding
verb
present participle of oxyweld
shadowbox
shadowbox
noun
A box with a light inside used for reading X-ray images.
A diorama or shallow display case, usually with a glass front.
A rectangular display area that is set off with a frame or drop shadow.
A shade that surrounds a lit display or screen to make it easier to read in bright environments.
verb
(boxing, martial arts) To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror.
(figuratively) Argue with an imaginary enemy.
He was shadowboxing to keep fit and practice before the big fight.
To display in a shadowbox.
To engage in evasive maneuvers; to avoid addressing something directly.
shadowboxed
shadowboxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shadowbox
shadowboxes
shadowboxes
noun
plural of shadowbox
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shadowbox
shadowboxing
shadowboxing
noun
A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
verb
present participle of shadowbox
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
sixtowns
sweatbox
sweatbox
noun
(UK, slang) A compartment in a police van to hold a prisoner being transported.
(US, slang) A jail cell.
(animation) The review process that takes place in a sweat box.
(animation) The room where a scene is reviewed.
(slang) A small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty.
A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture.
Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco
sweatboxes
sweatboxes
noun
plural of sweatbox
swinepox
swinepox
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.
A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.
swinepoxes
thoroughwax
thoroughwax
noun
An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves.
The thoroughwort.
trexlertown
waxcomb
waxflower
waxflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Hoya.
Hoya carnosa, the waxplant.
waxwork
waxwork
noun
(countable) A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.
(uncountable) The art of producing such figures.
waxworker
waxworker
noun
(archaic) A bee that produces wax.
A worker in the wax industry.
An artist who makes waxworks.
waxworking
waxworking
noun
The creation of waxworks.
waxworks
waxworks
noun
An exhibition of waxwork figures; a wax museum.
plural of waxwork
waxworm
waxworm
noun
A larva of a wax moth
A larva of the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella)
waxworms
waxworms
noun
plural of waxworm
werefox
werefox
noun
(mythology) A person who transforms into a fox or foxlike form.
wexford
wexford
Proper noun
A county in the Republic of Ireland
A town in the county of Wexford, Ireland.
wheelbox
wheelbox
noun
(nautical) A box beneath a ship's wheel containing the steering gear.
wilcox
wilcoxon
willcox
wixom
woadwax
woadwaxen
woadwaxen
noun
Alternative form of woad-waxen
woadwaxes
woodbox
woodbox
noun
A box used for the storage of wood, particularly firewood.
woodboxes
woodboxes
noun
plural of woodbox
woodwax
woodwaxen
woodwaxes
workbox
workbox
noun
(figurative) A set of skills and approaches.
A toolbox; a container for the items needed to carry out a task.