Box and Sheath

Box

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

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

Nearby Word: boxed

Sheath noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Box and sheath are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Box" instead a noun "Sheath".

Nearby Words: sheathed, sheathing

special	special box	special sheath
ordinary	ordinary box	ordinary sheath
small	small box	small sheath
actual	actual box	actual sheath
Other adjectives: real, massive, wooden, traditional.

Captain Ersatz: Batguy Censor Box: In Le gri-gri du Nikolo-Koba, the diamond of Koli can make people disappear (they come back when it is placed in its special sheath), but it doesn't affect clothes.

Source: Comic Book / Spirou and Fantasio

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