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phlox
(definition)
(4 votes)
n 1: any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North
American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers
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skybox
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium
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paintbox
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists'
paint
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shoebox
(definition)
(3 votes)
n 1: a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building
or a cramped room or compartment)
2: an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to
hold a pair of shoes
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soundbox
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body
of a violin) [syn: soundbox, body]
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mailbox
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: a private box for delivery of mail [syn: mailbox, letter
box]
2: public box for deposit of mail [syn: postbox, mailbox,
letter box]
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bandbox
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of
attire (especially hats)
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boondocks
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a remote and undeveloped area [syn: backwoods, back
country, boondocks, hinterland]
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chatterbox
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North
America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish
flower in the axil of each upper leaf [syn: stream
orchid, chatterbox, giant helleborine, Epipactis
gigantea]
2: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn:
chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie,
spouter]
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clocks
(definition)
n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and
Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike
leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by
slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for
forage [syn: redstem storksbill, alfilaria,
alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin grass,
pin clover, Erodium cicutarium]
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cowpox
(definition)
n 1: a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease
affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans
against smallpox [syn: cowpox, vaccinia]
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cox
(name)
(place)
(definition)
n 1: either of two related enzymes that control the production
of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin [syn:
cyclooxygenase, Cox]
2: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew [syn:
coxswain, cox]
v 1: act as the coxswain, in a boat race
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faux
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine
article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic
fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with
imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator
hide" [syn: fake, false, faux, imitation,
simulated]
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firebox
(definition)
n 1: a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is
burned
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flummox
(definition)
v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--
I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This
question really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick,
get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose,
bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel,
amaze, dumbfound]
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fox
(name)
(definition)
n 1: alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a
bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
2: a shifty deceptive person [syn: dodger, fox, slyboots]
3: the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
4: English statesman who supported American independence and the
French Revolution (1749-1806) [syn: Fox, Charles James
Fox]
5: English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends
(1624-1691) [syn: Fox, George Fox]
6: a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake
Michigan along the Fox River
7: the Algonquian language of the Fox
v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking
that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam,
play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox,
pull a fast one on, play a trick on]
2: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think
clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This
question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even
the teacher" [syn: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle,
fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate]
3: become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
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gearbox
(definition)
n 1: the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is
sealed [syn: gearbox, gear box, gear case]
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hatbox
(definition)
n 1: a round piece of luggage for carrying hats
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horsebox
(definition)
n 1: a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting
racehorses
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hotbox
(definition)
n 1: a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has
overheated
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icebox
(definition)
n 1: white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
[syn: refrigerator, icebox]
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jukebox
(definition)
n 1: a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records
are played by inserting a coin [syn: jukebox,
nickelodeon]
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lockbox
(definition)
n 1: a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing
valuables [syn: safe-deposit, safe-deposit box,
safety-deposit, safety deposit box, deposit box,
lockbox]
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lox
(definition)
n 1: a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by
compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its
boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
[syn: liquid oxygen, LOX]
2: brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked
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matchbox
(definition)
n 1: a box for holding matches
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outfox
(definition)
v 1: outdo someone in trickery
2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She
outfoxed her competitors" [syn: outwit, overreach,
outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent]
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ox
(name)
(definition)
n 1: an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos
taurus
2: any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or
closely related Bibos [syn: ox, wild ox]
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pillbox
(definition)
n 1: a small round woman's hat [syn: pillbox, toque,
turban]
2: a small case for holding pills
3: a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified
concrete)
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pox
(definition)
n 1: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum
spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can
be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) [syn:
syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, lues]
2: a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions
that may leave pock marks
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rattlebox
(definition)
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having
inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for
pasture and green-manure crops [syn: crotalaria,
rattlebox]
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saltbox
(definition)
n 1: a type of house built in New England; has two stories in
front and one behind
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sandbox
(definition)
n 1: mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
2: a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with
sand for children to play in [syn: sandbox, sandpile,
sandpit]
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smallpox
(definition)
n 1: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever
and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form
scabs that slough off leaving scars [syn: smallpox,
variola, variola major]
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snuffbox
(definition)
n 1: a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket
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soapbox
(definition)
n 1: a crate for packing soap
2: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give
prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium,
pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox]
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stocks
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
2: a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving
veterinary attention or while being shod
3: a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy
timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the
hands) of an offender could be locked
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strongbox
(definition)
n 1: a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be
locked [syn: strongbox, deedbox]
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sweatbox
(definition)
n 1: small or narrow cell
2: a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to
sweat
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talks
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout
negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept
an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and
Palestinians" [syn: negotiation, dialogue, talks]
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tinderbox
(definition)
n 1: a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a
potential source of violence; "the Balkans are the
tinderbox of Europe"
2: a box for holding tinder
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toolbox
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn:
toolbox, tool chest, tool cabinet, tool case]
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vox
(definition)
n 1: the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by
the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care
of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"
[syn: voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism,
phonation, vox]
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workbox
(definition)
n 1: container for holding implements and materials for work
(especially for sewing) [syn: workbasket, workbox,
workbag]
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knox
(name)
(place)
(definition)
n 1: Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland
and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland
(1514-1572) [syn: Knox, John Knox]
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ochs
(definition)
n 1: United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935) [syn: Ochs,
Adolph Simon Ochs]
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breadbox
(definition)
n 1: a container used to keep bread or cake in [syn: bread-
bin, breadbox]
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cashbox
(definition)
n 1: a strongbox for holding cash [syn: cashbox, money box,
till]
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postbox
(definition)
n 1: public box for deposit of mail [syn: postbox, mailbox,
letter box]
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sneakbox
(2 votes)
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blocks
(1 vote)
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block's
(1 vote)
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blocs
(1 vote)
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bloc's
(1 vote)
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cocks
(name)
(1 vote)
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foxx
(1 vote)
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deadlocks
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docks
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flocks
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frocks
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hawks
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hellbox
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jocks
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knocks
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locks
(name)
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mocks
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padlocks
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peacocks
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roadblocks
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rocks
(name)
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shocks
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socks
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sox
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stalks
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walks
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sachs
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boxx
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brox
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coxe
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pocks
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rox
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vocs
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adcox
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ballcocks
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boombox
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casebox
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feedbox
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flintlocks
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headbox
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horsepox
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macaques
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matchlocks
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outbox
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paybox
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pegbox
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spacewalks
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tarbox
(name)
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woodbox
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pepperbox
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haybox
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reeboks