Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of box
"The movers stacked all the old furniture into boxes and wheeled them out to the truck."
In plain English: Boxes are containers made of cardboard or other materials that you can open and put things inside to keep them organized or move them easily.
"She packed all her clothes into cardboard boxes to move to her new apartment."
Usage: Use boxes as the standard plural form of the container used for holding or storing items. Do not use it to refer to abstract concepts like problems or situations, which should instead be described with words like issues or dilemmas.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of box
"She boxes every morning before work to get her energy up."
In plain English: To box is to hit someone with your fists as part of a fight sport.
"I need to box up all these old magazines before we move."
Usage: Use "boxes" to describe the action of placing items into containers or arranging them in an orderly fashion when referring to a third-person subject. Avoid using it for unrelated contexts like boxing matches unless specifically describing the act of putting someone into a ring.
Boxes is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb box, which derives from Middle English boksen or Dutch bakken. The original meaning relates to enclosing something in a container.