Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bollix
bolloxed
bolloxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bollox
bolloxes
bolloxes
noun
plural of bollox
bombyxes
bombyxes
noun
plural of bombyx
bordeaux
bordeaux
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”)
boxberry
boxberry
noun
The teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens.
boxboard
boxboard
noun
Paperboard used for the manufacture of folding cartons and rigid boxes.
boxelder
boxelder
noun
Alternative form of box elder
boxerism
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
boxiness
boxiness
noun
The condition of being boxy
boxmaker
boxmaker
noun
A manufacturer of boxes.
boxthorn
boxthorn
noun
Any plant of the genus Lycium.
boxwoods
boxwoods
noun
plural of boxwood
breadbox
breadbox
noun
a container for storing bread or other baked goods to keep them fresh
broadaxe
broadaxe
noun
A large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.
bronxite
buxomest
buxomest
adj
superlative form of buxom: most buxom
carboxyl
carboxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.
coxbones
coxcombs
coxcombs
noun
plural of coxcomb
coxcomby
coxcomby
adj
foolish and conceited
exorable
exorable
adj
Capable of being moved or persuaded.
foxberry
foxberry
noun
The plant cowberry or lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
gobiesox
hatboxes
hatboxes
noun
plural of hatbox
hoaxable
hoaxable
adj
Able to be hoaxed.
horsebox
horsebox
noun
(UK) A motor vehicle for transporting horses.
(UK, rail transport, obsolete) A van-type railway vehicle specially built for the carriage of horses.
A container for transporting horses in, whether by road, rail, or sea.
hotboxes
hotboxes
noun
plural of hotbox
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hotbox
iceboxes
iceboxes
noun
plural of icebox
knoxboro
loosebox
matchbox
matchbox
noun
A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.
Any small die-cast toy car, usually collectible.
mixblood
mixblood
noun
A person of mixed racial heritage.
outboxed
outboxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbox
outboxes
outboxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbox
oxbloods
oxbridge
oxbridge
Proper noun
The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge collectively, in contrast to redbrick universities.
oxidable
oxidable
adj
(chemistry) capable of being oxidized, or converted into an oxide
oxybapha
paintbox
paintbox
noun
A box used to hold an artist's paints.
pegboxes
pegboxes
noun
plural of pegbox
perborax
roxburgh
roxburgh
Proper noun
a village in the Scottish Borders, Scotland
an ancient royal burgh near the village which was destroyed in 1460
a town in Central Otago, New Zealand.
saucebox
saucebox
noun
(colloquial) A saucy, impudent or impertinent person.
(colloquial) The mouth.
saxboard
saxboard
noun
(nautical) The top strake (edge of the side) of a rowing boat
smokebox
smokebox
noun
A chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney.
sneakbox
sneakbox
noun
A small boat that can be sailed, rowed, poled or sculled, predominantly associated with Barnegat Bay in New Jersey.
snuffbox
snuffbox
noun
A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.
soundbox
soundbox
noun
Alternative form of sound box
spillbox
suboxide
suboxide
noun
(chemistry) any oxide containing a small proportion of oxygen
subtaxon
subtaxon
noun
(taxonomy) One of the elements within a taxon.
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
teaboxes
teaboxes
noun
plural of teabox
textbook
textbook
adj
Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.
Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.
noun
A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.
touchbox
touchbox
noun
A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers for kindling matchlocks.
unboxing
unboxing
noun
(object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of objects back to value types.
The removal of something from its box; an unpacking.
verb
present participle of unbox
underbox
wheelbox
wheelbox
noun
(nautical) A box beneath a ship's wheel containing the steering gear.