Box and Snuffbox

Box

Box noun - A covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things.
Usage example: filled a whole box with books
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Snuffbox and box are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Snuffbox" instead a noun "Box".

Nearby Word: boxed

Snuffbox

Snuffbox noun - A small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket.
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Box and snuffbox are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Box" instead a noun "Snuffbox".

Nearby Word: snuff

Both words in one sentence

  • Scary Jack-in-the-Box The goblin living in a snuffbox in The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen is often depicted (and sometimes explicitly translated) as a jack-in-the-box.
  • In Sweden, a metal snuffbox is colloquially known as a "slagsmålsdosa" (fighting box).
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