Box and Mess

Box

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

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

Nearby Word: boxed

Mess noun - A state in which everything is out of order.

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Box and mess are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Box" instead a noun "Mess".

Nearby Words: messy, messed, messing

nice	nice box	nice mess
complete	complete box	complete mess
current	current box	current mess
entire	entire box	entire mess
Other adjectives: real, massive, large, big, enormous, huge, little, broken, royal, different, giant, red, bigger.

Can really mess you up if you're used to holding a banana behind yourself for safety while you wait to get a more aggressive item, and instead you just drive uselessly through an item box.

Source: Video Game / Mario Kart
First they used it to mess with Cleveland, erasing the box he carries, and then another drew a sexy Na'Vi woman for himself.

Source: Author Powers
Pinkie Pie's tangled mess of a mane is perfectly groomed, and several Princess Celestia toys are pink even though the box art depicts her as white.

Source: Girliness Upgrade

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