Box and Gist

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Box noun - A covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things.

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Gist and box are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gist" instead a noun "Box".

Nearby Word: boxed

Gist noun - The central part or aspect of something under consideration.

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Box and gist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Box" instead a noun "Gist".

entire box

entire gist

One of the main reasons given for The Shawshank Redemption failing at the box-office was the opaqueness of its title: it makes perfect sense in context, but as "Shawshank" is a fictional prison, you have to have seen the movie or read the book to even know the gist of what's going on.

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