English words for 'A very small cage'
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verb
- confine in a cage
- (transitive) To confine in a cage; to put into and keep in a cage.
- (aviation) To immobilize an artificial horizon.
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrict someone's movement or creativity.
- To track individual responses to direct mail, either (advertising) to maintain and develop mailing lists or (politics) to identify people who are not eligible to vote because they do not reside at the registered addresses.
- (transitive, slang) To imprison.
noun
- an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
- something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
- a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
- the net that is the goal in ice hockey
- (slang) A prison or prison cell.
- (mining) The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.
- The passenger compartment of a lift.
- (athletics) The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.
- A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.
- (graph theory) A regular graph that has as few vertices as possible for its girth.
- (engineering) A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve.
- In killer sudoku puzzles, an irregularly-shaped group of cells that must contain a set of unique digits adding up to a certain total, in addition to the usual constraints of sudoku.
- An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
- (figuratively) Something that hinders freedom.
- (US, derogatory, slang) An automobile.
- (baseball, ice hockey) The protective wire mask at the front of a helmet.
- An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.
- (field hockey or ice hockey, water polo) The goal.
noun
- a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
- A coop or cage for keeping small animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, etc).
- small crude shelter used as a dwelling
- (mining) A jig or trough for ore dressing or washing ore.
- A cabinet for storing dishes.
- A piece of furniture in which items may be displayed.
- (cricket, slang) The pavilion or dressing room.
- A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.
- An embankment built in a river to check erosion caused by running water.
- (mining) A car on low wheels, in which coal is drawn in the mine and hoisted out of the pit.
- A baker's kneading-trough.
- (mining) The case of a flour bolt.
- A piece of furniture (cabinet) to be placed on top of a desk.
- A measure of two Winchester bushels.
verb
noun
- cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it
- A circular cage for a squirrel or other small animal, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at the bottom.
- (engineering) Any other device, such as a fan or rotor, that resembles a squirrel cage in form.
- (figuratively, by extension) A tedious, repetitive, unfulfilling activity or situation, especially one in which no progress is achieved.
noun
- a small compartment
- a specific (often simplistic) category
- One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.
- A compartment or cubicle in a room or other place, especially one which is (excessively) small.
- (historical, chiefly in the plural, also attributive) A form of stocks with openings for restraining a person's hands or feet; also, one of the openings in the device.
- A notional category or class into which someone or something is placed.
- One of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting or storing letters, papers, or other items.
- One of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
- A small opening for looking or passing things through.
verb
- place into a small compartment
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- To put (letters, papers, or other items) into pigeonholes or small compartments; also, to arrange or sort (items) by putting into pigeonholes.
- To put aside (advice, a proposal, or other matter) for future consideration instead of acting on it immediately; to shelve.
- To arrange (items) for future reference or use.
- To construct pigeonholes (noun noun sense 1 or noun sense 3.1) in (a place); also, to subdivide (a place) into pigeonholes.
- To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label.
noun
- A small rectangular shelter.
- (baseball) The rectangle in which the batter stands.
- (music, slang) A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
- (fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
- (geometry, by extension) A rectangular object in any number of dimensions.
- (slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
- A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
- A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
- (Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).
- (juggling) A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.
- A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
- The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
- A blow with the fist.
- (lacrosse, informal) Ellipsis of box lacrosse (“indoor form of lacrosse”).
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of signal box.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK, Ireland) Short for squeeze box (“accordion or concertina”)
- Ellipsis of horsebox (“container for transporting horses”).
- (cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.
- (colloquial, chiefly Southern US) A stringed instrument with a soundbox, especially a guitar.
- A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of gearbox.
- A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements; see also box number.
- (slang, preceded by the) The television.
- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
- (figuratively) A predicament or trap.
- (slang) A prison cell.
- (aviation) A diamond-shaped flying formation consisting of four aircraft.
- A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of stashbox.
- (Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.
- A rectangle: an oblong or a square.
- (motor racing) An area in the pit where the car is repaired and refueled.
- (genetics) One of two specific regions in a promoter.
- (soccer) The penalty area.
- (computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
- The driver’s seat on a horse-drawn coach.
- (engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.
- (slang) A gym dedicated to the CrossFit exercise program.
- (cricket) Synonym of gully (“a certain fielding position”).
- (euphemistic) A coffin.
- (slang, vulgar) The vagina.
- the quantity contained in a box
- separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- a rectangular drawing
- evergreen shrubs or small trees
- a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- the driver's seat on a coach
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
verb
- (transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch.
- (motor racing) To enter the pit.
- (transitive) To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- (transitive) Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- (transitive, object-oriented programming) To place a value of a primitive type into a casing object.
- (transitive, boxing) To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
- (transitive, agriculture) To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- (transitive, architecture) To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
- (transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- (transitive, engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
- (intransitive, stative, boxing) To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
- (transitive, graphic design, printing) To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
- put into a box
- hit with the fist
- engage in a boxing match
noun
noun
noun
- A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
- (slang) A condom.
- strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
- contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
- a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
adj
- (slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
- Properly secured.
- Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
- (used after a noun, often forming a compound) Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.
- Certain; sure.
- (baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.
- (snooker, of an object ball) In a location that renders it difficult to pot.
- Reliable; trusty.
- Free from risk.
- Cautious.
- (programming) Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.
- (UK, law, of a conviction) Supported by evidence and unlikely to be overturned. Usually used in the negative, as unsafe.
- (UK, slang) Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.
- Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
- having reached a base without being put out
- free from danger or the risk of harm
- financially safe
- (of an undertaking) secure from risk
verb
noun
noun
- A small box.
- (anatomy) acetabulum.
- (Christianity) The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday.
- A nautical compass.
- (botany) A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds.
- fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
- a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
noun
- A small room or covered structure, especially one of rough construction, used for storage or penning animals.
- The baby Jesus and the manger in a creche or nativity scene, consisting of statues of Mary, Joseph and various other characters such as the magi.
- (cribbage) The card game cribbage.
- A hovel, a roughly constructed building best suited to the shelter of animals but used for human habitation.
- (slang, sometimes African-American Vernacular) One’s residence, house or dwelling place, or usual place of resort.
- A confined space, such as a cage or office cubicle.
- (British) A bed for a child older than a baby.
- (cribbage) The cards discarded by players and used by the dealer.
- A bin for drying or storing grain, such as a corn crib.
- (US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- A boxy structure traditionally built of heavy wooden timbers, to support an existing structure from below, as with a mineshaft or a building being raised off its foundation in preparation for being moved; see cribbing.
- (nautical) A small sleeping berth in a packet or other small vessel.
- (slang) A cheat sheet or past test used by students; crib sheet.
- A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.
- A wicker basket.
- (southern New Zealand) A small holiday home, often near a beach and of simple construction.
- (now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) A snack or packed lunch, especially as taken to work to eat during a break.
- A literal translation, usually of a work originally in Latin or Ancient Greek.
- (Canada) A small raft made of timber.
- (cryptography) A known piece of information corresponding to a section of encrypted text, that is then used to work out the remaining sections.
- (usually in the plural) A collection of quotes or references for use in speaking, for assembling a written document, or as an aid to a project of some sort; a crib sheet.
- baby bed with high sides made of slats
- a bin or granary for storing grains
- a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
- the cards discarded by players at cribbage
- a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
verb
- (intransitive, of a horse) To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind.
- To crowd together, or to be confined, as if in a crib or in narrow accommodations.
- To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.
- (intransitive) To install timber supports, as with cribbing.
- (transitive) To collect one or more passages and/or references for use in a speech, written document or as an aid for some task; to create a crib sheet.
- (India) To complain, to grumble
- (transitive, informal) To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.
- (transitive) To place or confine in a crib.
- (cryptography) To use a known piece of information corresponding to a section of encrypted text, to work out the remaining sections.
- use a crib, as in an exam
- take unauthorized (intellectual material)
- line with beams or planks
noun
- an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
- A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- a farm building for housing poultry
- (regional, England, Scotland) A cart which opens at the back to release its load; a tumbril.
- (regional, England, Scotland) A cart with sides and ends made from boards, enabling it to carry manure, etc.
- (figuratively, slang) A narrow place of confinement, a cage; a jail, a prison.
- An obstacle for a horse to jump over, shaped like an A-frame.
- Alternative form of co-op.
- A wickerwork basket (kipe) or other enclosure for catching fish.
- (Scotland) A small heap.
verb
- (transitive) To shut up or confine in a narrow space; to cramp.
- (transitive, intransitive, politics, historical) To unlawfully confine one or more voters to prevent them from casting their ballots in an election.
- (transitive) To keep in a coop.
- (intransitive, law enforcement, slang) Of a police officer: to sleep or relax while on duty.
noun
- small area set off by walls for special use
- a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
- a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment
- A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.
- An enclosed seating area consisting of a table next to a wall set between two high-backed benches, as in a diner or café.
- A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
- (hip-hop, slang, with “the”) A recording studio.
- An enclosure for keeping animals.
noun
- small area set off by walls for special use
- small individual study area in a library
- small room in which a monk or nun lives
- A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.
- (UK, Australia) A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use.
- A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
noun
- small area set off by walls for special use
- A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
- A similar but unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.
- A public telephone booth.
- A Turkish garden pavilion.
noun
- small area set off by walls for special use
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
- a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
- seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
- small individual study area in a library
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- (Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
- A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
- (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
- An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
- (countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- A stable; a place for cattle.
verb
- experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- postpone doing what one should be doing
- deliberately delay an event or action
- cause an airplane to go into a stall
- put into, or keep in, a stall
- come to a stop
- cause an engine to stop
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
- (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- (transitive, aeronautics) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
- To fatten.
- (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- (intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
noun
- A structure of small size, similar to a doghouse, but offering useful shelter for a human.
- Mechanically, an equipment cover with an opening, with a shape resembling a doghouse.
- Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog.
- (nautical) A difficult or demoralizing situation.
- (informal) Any shabby or disreputable establishment.
- The condition of being in the doghouse (subject to someone's anger or disapproval).
- A traffic signal with five sections: two on the bottom, two in the middle, and one on top.
- an idiomatic term for being in disfavor
- outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
noun
- A small chamber for a single person.
- (science fiction or futurism) Any of various cars for carrying a small number of people as part of a public transportation system.
- A bus-like compartment carried by a lift truck, proposed in the late 1950s for transporting people and luggage from the airport terminal to an aircraft.
- A mobile cabin that attaches to an aircraft or helicopter.
- A driverless electric car for transporting a single person.
noun
noun
- A small cask.
- Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
- (humorous or derogatory) Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
- (mining) A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
- The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
- (automotive) The bare body shell of an automobile (minus the doors, hood, trunk lid, fenders, etc.) which is lowered onto the chassis at the time of assembly, or in the case of modern unibody designed vehicles, is itself a monocoque around which the rest of the vehicle is built.
- (nautical, informal) A slow-moving craft.
- A bathtub.
- A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
- (slang) A corpulent or obese person.
- a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
- the amount that a tub will hold
- a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
verb
noun
- A (usually small) box, chest, or tin with a lid, and often with partitions, used to keep things in.
- A lightweight wheeled cart; specifically, one attached to a bicycle as a conveyance for a child, or pulled by hand and used to transport groceries away from a shop.
- (golf, also attributively) Alternative spelling of caddie (“a person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice”).
- A small lidded bin for food waste.
- A movable tray or other mechanism for holding (sometimes within a piece of equipment or machinery), securing, and transporting a removable component.
- (also attributively) A small box or tin (can) with a lid for holding dried tea leaves used to brew tea.
- a can for storing tea
verb
noun
- a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
- the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else
- an artist skilled at drawing
- An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
- Attributive form of drawers.
- A barman; a person who draws the beer from the taps.
- (mining, historical) A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs.
- (banking) One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.
- Agent noun of draw; one who draws.
- Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.
- An artist who primarily makes drawings.
- (graphical user interface) A side panel containing supplementary content.
noun
- a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
- a naturally enclosed space
- something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
- the act of enclosing something inside something else
- (uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.
- (religion) The area of a convent, monastery, etc where access is restricted to community members.
- (countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
- (uncountable, British History) The post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.
- (countable) Something that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
- (uncountable, by extension) The act of restricting access to ideas, works of art or technologies using patents or intellectual property laws.
- (uncountable) The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.
noun
noun
adj
verb
noun
- a small wooden keg
- a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
- A measurement for the mass of butter, equalling 56 pounds.
- (British) A varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
- (US) A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, used for butter, lard, etc.
noun
- The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.
- (biology) A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.
- (plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
- (linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
- (construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.
- (biochemistry) A substance acted upon, as by an enzyme.
- An underlying layer; a substratum.
- the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
- a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- any stratum or layer lying underneath another
- an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population
adj
noun
- A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
- (zoology) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
- In ancient catacombs and tombs of some types, a small separate chamber or recess cut into the rock, for the reception of a body or urn.
- (botany) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary.
- a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal
verb
- To place in a small space.
- (intransitive) To pull the blankets or duvet up over oneself; to get in bed.
- (transitive, soccer) To score from with a casual motion
- (finance) To acquire something tiny
- (transitive) To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.
- (transitive) To push (the fabric at the bottom of a shirt) under the pants.
- (intransitive) To eat heartily.
- eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
noun
- a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
- A coop or cage for keeping small animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, etc).
- small crude shelter used as a dwelling
- (mining) A jig or trough for ore dressing or washing ore.
- A cabinet for storing dishes.
- A piece of furniture in which items may be displayed.
- (cricket, slang) The pavilion or dressing room.
- A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.
- An embankment built in a river to check erosion caused by running water.
- (mining) A car on low wheels, in which coal is drawn in the mine and hoisted out of the pit.
- A baker's kneading-trough.
- (mining) The case of a flour bolt.
- A piece of furniture (cabinet) to be placed on top of a desk.
- A measure of two Winchester bushels.
verb
noun
- cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it
- A circular cage for a squirrel or other small animal, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at the bottom.
- (engineering) Any other device, such as a fan or rotor, that resembles a squirrel cage in form.
- (figuratively, by extension) A tedious, repetitive, unfulfilling activity or situation, especially one in which no progress is achieved.
noun
- a small compartment
- a specific (often simplistic) category
- One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.
- A compartment or cubicle in a room or other place, especially one which is (excessively) small.
- (historical, chiefly in the plural, also attributive) A form of stocks with openings for restraining a person's hands or feet; also, one of the openings in the device.
- A notional category or class into which someone or something is placed.
- One of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting or storing letters, papers, or other items.
- One of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
- A small opening for looking or passing things through.
verb
- place into a small compartment
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- To put (letters, papers, or other items) into pigeonholes or small compartments; also, to arrange or sort (items) by putting into pigeonholes.
- To put aside (advice, a proposal, or other matter) for future consideration instead of acting on it immediately; to shelve.
- To arrange (items) for future reference or use.
- To construct pigeonholes (noun noun sense 1 or noun sense 3.1) in (a place); also, to subdivide (a place) into pigeonholes.
- To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label.
noun
- A small rectangular shelter.
- (baseball) The rectangle in which the batter stands.
- (music, slang) A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
- (fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
- (geometry, by extension) A rectangular object in any number of dimensions.
- (slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
- A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
- A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
- (Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).
- (juggling) A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.
- A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
- The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
- A blow with the fist.
- (lacrosse, informal) Ellipsis of box lacrosse (“indoor form of lacrosse”).
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of signal box.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK, Ireland) Short for squeeze box (“accordion or concertina”)
- Ellipsis of horsebox (“container for transporting horses”).
- (cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.
- (colloquial, chiefly Southern US) A stringed instrument with a soundbox, especially a guitar.
- A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of gearbox.
- A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements; see also box number.
- (slang, preceded by the) The television.
- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
- (figuratively) A predicament or trap.
- (slang) A prison cell.
- (aviation) A diamond-shaped flying formation consisting of four aircraft.
- A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of stashbox.
- (Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.
- A rectangle: an oblong or a square.
- (motor racing) An area in the pit where the car is repaired and refueled.
- (genetics) One of two specific regions in a promoter.
- (soccer) The penalty area.
- (computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
- The driver’s seat on a horse-drawn coach.
- (engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.
- (slang) A gym dedicated to the CrossFit exercise program.
- (cricket) Synonym of gully (“a certain fielding position”).
- (euphemistic) A coffin.
- (slang, vulgar) The vagina.
- the quantity contained in a box
- separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- a rectangular drawing
- evergreen shrubs or small trees
- a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- the driver's seat on a coach
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
verb
- (transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch.
- (motor racing) To enter the pit.
- (transitive) To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- (transitive) Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- (transitive, object-oriented programming) To place a value of a primitive type into a casing object.
- (transitive, boxing) To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
- (transitive, agriculture) To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- (transitive, architecture) To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
- (transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- (transitive, engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
- (intransitive, stative, boxing) To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
- (transitive, graphic design, printing) To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
- put into a box
- hit with the fist
- engage in a boxing match
noun
noun
noun
- A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
- (slang) A condom.
- strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
- contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
- a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
adj
- (slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
- Properly secured.
- Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
- (used after a noun, often forming a compound) Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.
- Certain; sure.
- (baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.
- (snooker, of an object ball) In a location that renders it difficult to pot.
- Reliable; trusty.
- Free from risk.
- Cautious.
- (programming) Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.
- (UK, law, of a conviction) Supported by evidence and unlikely to be overturned. Usually used in the negative, as unsafe.
- (UK, slang) Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.
- Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
- having reached a base without being put out
- free from danger or the risk of harm
- financially safe
- (of an undertaking) secure from risk
verb
noun
noun
- A small box.
- (anatomy) acetabulum.
- (Christianity) The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday.
- A nautical compass.
- (botany) A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds.
- fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
- a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
noun
- A small room or covered structure, especially one of rough construction, used for storage or penning animals.
- The baby Jesus and the manger in a creche or nativity scene, consisting of statues of Mary, Joseph and various other characters such as the magi.
- (cribbage) The card game cribbage.
- A hovel, a roughly constructed building best suited to the shelter of animals but used for human habitation.
- (slang, sometimes African-American Vernacular) One’s residence, house or dwelling place, or usual place of resort.
- A confined space, such as a cage or office cubicle.
- (British) A bed for a child older than a baby.
- (cribbage) The cards discarded by players and used by the dealer.
- A bin for drying or storing grain, such as a corn crib.
- (US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- A boxy structure traditionally built of heavy wooden timbers, to support an existing structure from below, as with a mineshaft or a building being raised off its foundation in preparation for being moved; see cribbing.
- (nautical) A small sleeping berth in a packet or other small vessel.
- (slang) A cheat sheet or past test used by students; crib sheet.
- A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.
- A wicker basket.
- (southern New Zealand) A small holiday home, often near a beach and of simple construction.
- (now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) A snack or packed lunch, especially as taken to work to eat during a break.
- A literal translation, usually of a work originally in Latin or Ancient Greek.
- (Canada) A small raft made of timber.
- (cryptography) A known piece of information corresponding to a section of encrypted text, that is then used to work out the remaining sections.
- (usually in the plural) A collection of quotes or references for use in speaking, for assembling a written document, or as an aid to a project of some sort; a crib sheet.
- baby bed with high sides made of slats
- a bin or granary for storing grains
- a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
- the cards discarded by players at cribbage
- a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
verb
- (intransitive, of a horse) To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind.
- To crowd together, or to be confined, as if in a crib or in narrow accommodations.
- To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.
- (intransitive) To install timber supports, as with cribbing.
- (transitive) To collect one or more passages and/or references for use in a speech, written document or as an aid for some task; to create a crib sheet.
- (India) To complain, to grumble
- (transitive, informal) To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.
- (transitive) To place or confine in a crib.
- (cryptography) To use a known piece of information corresponding to a section of encrypted text, to work out the remaining sections.
- use a crib, as in an exam
- take unauthorized (intellectual material)
- line with beams or planks
verb
- confine in a cage
- (transitive) To confine in a cage; to put into and keep in a cage.
- (aviation) To immobilize an artificial horizon.
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrict someone's movement or creativity.
- To track individual responses to direct mail, either (advertising) to maintain and develop mailing lists or (politics) to identify people who are not eligible to vote because they do not reside at the registered addresses.
- (transitive, slang) To imprison.
noun
- an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
- something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
- a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
- the net that is the goal in ice hockey
- (slang) A prison or prison cell.
- (mining) The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.
- The passenger compartment of a lift.
- (athletics) The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.
- A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.
- (graph theory) A regular graph that has as few vertices as possible for its girth.
- (engineering) A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve.
- In killer sudoku puzzles, an irregularly-shaped group of cells that must contain a set of unique digits adding up to a certain total, in addition to the usual constraints of sudoku.
- An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
- (figuratively) Something that hinders freedom.
- (US, derogatory, slang) An automobile.
- (baseball, ice hockey) The protective wire mask at the front of a helmet.
- An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.
- (field hockey or ice hockey, water polo) The goal.
noun
- an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
- A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- a farm building for housing poultry
- (regional, England, Scotland) A cart which opens at the back to release its load; a tumbril.
- (regional, England, Scotland) A cart with sides and ends made from boards, enabling it to carry manure, etc.
- (figuratively, slang) A narrow place of confinement, a cage; a jail, a prison.
- An obstacle for a horse to jump over, shaped like an A-frame.
- Alternative form of co-op.
- A wickerwork basket (kipe) or other enclosure for catching fish.
- (Scotland) A small heap.
verb
- (transitive) To shut up or confine in a narrow space; to cramp.
- (transitive, intransitive, politics, historical) To unlawfully confine one or more voters to prevent them from casting their ballots in an election.
- (transitive) To keep in a coop.
- (intransitive, law enforcement, slang) Of a police officer: to sleep or relax while on duty.
noun
- small area set off by walls for special use
- a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
- a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment
- A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.
- An enclosed seating area consisting of a table next to a wall set between two high-backed benches, as in a diner or café.
- A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
- (hip-hop, slang, with “the”) A recording studio.
- An enclosure for keeping animals.
noun
- small area set off by walls for special use
- small individual study area in a library
- small room in which a monk or nun lives
- A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.
- (UK, Australia) A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use.
- A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
noun
- small area set off by walls for special use
- A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
- A similar but unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.
- A public telephone booth.
- A Turkish garden pavilion.
noun
- small area set off by walls for special use
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
- a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
- seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
- small individual study area in a library
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- (Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
- A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
- (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
- An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
- (countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- A stable; a place for cattle.
verb
- experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- postpone doing what one should be doing
- deliberately delay an event or action
- cause an airplane to go into a stall
- put into, or keep in, a stall
- come to a stop
- cause an engine to stop
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
- (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- (transitive, aeronautics) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
- To fatten.
- (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- (intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
noun
- A structure of small size, similar to a doghouse, but offering useful shelter for a human.
- Mechanically, an equipment cover with an opening, with a shape resembling a doghouse.
- Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog.
- (nautical) A difficult or demoralizing situation.
- (informal) Any shabby or disreputable establishment.
- The condition of being in the doghouse (subject to someone's anger or disapproval).
- A traffic signal with five sections: two on the bottom, two in the middle, and one on top.
- an idiomatic term for being in disfavor
- outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
noun
- A small chamber for a single person.
- (science fiction or futurism) Any of various cars for carrying a small number of people as part of a public transportation system.
- A bus-like compartment carried by a lift truck, proposed in the late 1950s for transporting people and luggage from the airport terminal to an aircraft.
- A mobile cabin that attaches to an aircraft or helicopter.
- A driverless electric car for transporting a single person.
noun
noun
- A small cask.
- Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
- (humorous or derogatory) Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
- (mining) A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
- The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
- (automotive) The bare body shell of an automobile (minus the doors, hood, trunk lid, fenders, etc.) which is lowered onto the chassis at the time of assembly, or in the case of modern unibody designed vehicles, is itself a monocoque around which the rest of the vehicle is built.
- (nautical, informal) A slow-moving craft.
- A bathtub.
- A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
- (slang) A corpulent or obese person.
- a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
- the amount that a tub will hold
- a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
verb
noun
- A (usually small) box, chest, or tin with a lid, and often with partitions, used to keep things in.
- A lightweight wheeled cart; specifically, one attached to a bicycle as a conveyance for a child, or pulled by hand and used to transport groceries away from a shop.
- (golf, also attributively) Alternative spelling of caddie (“a person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice”).
- A small lidded bin for food waste.
- A movable tray or other mechanism for holding (sometimes within a piece of equipment or machinery), securing, and transporting a removable component.
- (also attributively) A small box or tin (can) with a lid for holding dried tea leaves used to brew tea.
- a can for storing tea
verb
noun
- a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
- the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else
- an artist skilled at drawing
- An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
- Attributive form of drawers.
- A barman; a person who draws the beer from the taps.
- (mining, historical) A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs.
- (banking) One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.
- Agent noun of draw; one who draws.
- Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.
- An artist who primarily makes drawings.
- (graphical user interface) A side panel containing supplementary content.
noun
- a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
- a naturally enclosed space
- something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
- the act of enclosing something inside something else
- (uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.
- (religion) The area of a convent, monastery, etc where access is restricted to community members.
- (countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
- (uncountable, British History) The post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.
- (countable) Something that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
- (uncountable, by extension) The act of restricting access to ideas, works of art or technologies using patents or intellectual property laws.
- (uncountable) The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.
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noun
adj
verb
noun
- a small wooden keg
- a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
- A measurement for the mass of butter, equalling 56 pounds.
- (British) A varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
- (US) A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, used for butter, lard, etc.
noun
- The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.
- (biology) A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.
- (plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
- (linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
- (construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.
- (biochemistry) A substance acted upon, as by an enzyme.
- An underlying layer; a substratum.
- the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
- a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- any stratum or layer lying underneath another
- an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population
adj
noun
- A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
- (zoology) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
- In ancient catacombs and tombs of some types, a small separate chamber or recess cut into the rock, for the reception of a body or urn.
- (botany) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary.
- a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal
verb
- confine in a cage
- (transitive) To confine in a cage; to put into and keep in a cage.
- (aviation) To immobilize an artificial horizon.
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrict someone's movement or creativity.
- To track individual responses to direct mail, either (advertising) to maintain and develop mailing lists or (politics) to identify people who are not eligible to vote because they do not reside at the registered addresses.
- (transitive, slang) To imprison.
noun
- an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
- something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
- a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
- the net that is the goal in ice hockey
- (slang) A prison or prison cell.
- (mining) The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.
- The passenger compartment of a lift.
- (athletics) The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.
- A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.
- (graph theory) A regular graph that has as few vertices as possible for its girth.
- (engineering) A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve.
- In killer sudoku puzzles, an irregularly-shaped group of cells that must contain a set of unique digits adding up to a certain total, in addition to the usual constraints of sudoku.
- An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
- (figuratively) Something that hinders freedom.
- (US, derogatory, slang) An automobile.
- (baseball, ice hockey) The protective wire mask at the front of a helmet.
- An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.
- (field hockey or ice hockey, water polo) The goal.
noun
- a small compartment
- a specific (often simplistic) category
- One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.
- A compartment or cubicle in a room or other place, especially one which is (excessively) small.
- (historical, chiefly in the plural, also attributive) A form of stocks with openings for restraining a person's hands or feet; also, one of the openings in the device.
- A notional category or class into which someone or something is placed.
- One of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting or storing letters, papers, or other items.
- One of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
- A small opening for looking or passing things through.
verb
- place into a small compartment
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
- To put (letters, papers, or other items) into pigeonholes or small compartments; also, to arrange or sort (items) by putting into pigeonholes.
- To put aside (advice, a proposal, or other matter) for future consideration instead of acting on it immediately; to shelve.
- To arrange (items) for future reference or use.
- To construct pigeonholes (noun noun sense 1 or noun sense 3.1) in (a place); also, to subdivide (a place) into pigeonholes.
- To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label.
verb
- To place in a small space.
- (intransitive) To pull the blankets or duvet up over oneself; to get in bed.
- (transitive, soccer) To score from with a casual motion
- (finance) To acquire something tiny
- (transitive) To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.
- (transitive) To push (the fabric at the bottom of a shirt) under the pants.
- (intransitive) To eat heartily.
- eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food