Box
Box noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: the vicious bully delivered a box to the child's ear
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Synonyms for Box
Hook and box are semantically related in cuff topic. In some cases you can use "Hook" instead the word "Box" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Word: boxed
How words are described
| old | old box | old hook |
| nice | nice box | nice hook |
| clear | clear box | clear hook |
| long | long box | long hook |
| Other adjectives: similar, original, single, simple, small, actual, entire, real, massive, large, big, huge, little, tiny, private, new, last, literal, said, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Bean's girlfriend is overjoyed when Bean presents her with a box with a ring inside, but is puzzled when it turns out to be a wall hook.
Source: With This Ring -
In the box set Return to the Tomb of Horrors, an important NPC is found hanging on a hook with his mouth and eyes sewn shut.
Source: Mouth Stitched Shut -
Continuity Nod: A box lies in the corner of the new office; it's filled with the toy animatronics' heads, Mangle's hand, Foxy's hook, Toy Bonnie's guitar, and a paper plate doll.
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Hook and Box. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/hook
Box & Hook. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/hook>.
Hook or Box. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/hook.
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