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| Main Entry: | box |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container, often square or rectangular |
| Synonyms: | bin, carton, case, casket, chest, coffer, crate, pack, package, portmanteau, receptacle, trunk |
| Main Entry: | box |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | place in square or rectangular container |
| Synonyms: | case, confine, crate, pack, package, wrap, encase |
| Antonyms: | unbox |
| Main Entry: | box |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | punch competitively |
| Synonyms: | buffet, clout, cuff, hit, mix, scrap, slap, slug, sock, spar, strike, wallop, whack*, duke, exchange blows |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | balcony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | porch or structure above the ground |
| Synonyms: | balustrade, box*, catwalk, gallery, mezzanine, piazza, platform, porch, portico, stoop, terrace, veranda |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | basket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | woven container |
| Synonyms: | bassinet, bin, box, cradle, crate, hamper, bushel, creel, nacelle, pannier |
| Main Entry: | booth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small enclosure or building |
| Synonyms: | berth, box, compartment, coop, corner, counter, cubbyhole, cubicle, hut, hutch, nook, pen, pew, repository, shed, stall, stand, carrel, cote, dispensary |
| Main Entry: | buffet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit repeatedly |
| Synonyms: | bang, batter, beat, blow, box, bump, clobber, cuff, flail, jolt, knock, pound, pummel, push, rap, shove, slap, smack, spank, strike, thrash, thump, wallop |
| Main Entry: | bundle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation, package of something |
| Synonyms: | array, assortment, bag, bale, batch, box, bunch, carton, clump, cluster, collection, crate, group, heap, lot, mass, pack, package, packet, parcel, pile, quantity, roll, set, stack, wad, pallet |
| Main Entry: | cabin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny house; lodging |
| Synonyms: | berth, box, camp, chalet, compartment, cot, cottage, crib, home, hovel, hut, lodge, quarters, room, shack, shanty, shed, shelter, caboose, deckhouse, log house |
| Main Entry: | clout |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit |
| Synonyms: | blow, box, clip, clobber, cuff, rap, slap, smack, sock, strike, thump, wallop, whack |
| Main Entry: | container |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holder for physical object |
| Synonyms: | bag, beaker, bin, bottle, bowl, box, bucket, bunker, caisson, can, canteen, capsule, carton, cask, casket, chamber, chest, churn, cistern, cradle, crate, crock, dish, ewer, flask, hamper, hutch, jar, jug, kettle, package, packet, pail, pit, pod, poke, pot, pottery, pouch, purse, receptacle, reliquary, repository, sac, sack, scuttle, storage, tank, tub, utensil, vase, vat, vessel, vial, alembic, canister, carafe, cauldron, firkin, hod, hopper, humidor, jeroboam, magnum, stein |
| Main Entry: | cottage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny house; lodging |
| Synonyms: | box, cabin, camp, chalet, cot, home, hut, lean-to, lodge, ranch, shack, shanty, bungalow, cabana, caboose, carriage house, small house |
| Main Entry: | crate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wooden container |
| Synonyms: | box, cage, carton, case, chest, package |
| Main Entry: | crib |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | baby bed |
| Synonyms: | bassinet, bin*, box*, bunk, cot, cradle, manger, rack*, stall*, Moses basket, trundle bed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cuff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beating with hands |
| Synonyms: | belt, box, buffet, chop, clip, clout, hit, knock, poke, punch, rap, slap, smack, sock, thump, wallop, whack, biff |
| Main Entry: | cuff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beat with hands |
| Synonyms: | bat, belt, box, buffet, clap, clobber*, clout, hit, knock, pummel, punch, slap, smack, spank, thump, whack, biff |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deadlock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stalemate, impasse |
| Synonyms: | Catch-22*, box*, cessation, checkmate, corner, dead end, dead heat, dilemma, draw, full stop, gridlock, halt, hole, pause, pickle, plight, posture, predicament, quandary, standoff, standstill, tie, wall* |
| Notes: | stalemate does not end - it is the outcome (stale in stalemate is from Anglo-Norman meaning 'be placed'); a standoff or deadlock can end |
| Antonyms: | agreement, breakthrough |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dilemma |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crisis |
| Synonyms: | Catch-22*, bind*, box*, corner, difficulty, embarrassment, fix, hole, hooker*, impasse, jam, mess, mire, pickle*, plight, predicament, problem, puzzle, quandary, scrape, spot, strait, double bind, perplexity, tight corner |
| Antonyms: | miracle, solution, wonder |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | envelope |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wrapper |
| Synonyms: | bag, box, case, casing, cloak, coat, coating, container, cover, covering, enclosure, hide, jacket, pocket, pouch, receptacle, sheath, shell, skin, vesicle, wrapping |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difficult or ticklish situation |
| Synonyms: | box*, corner*, dilemma, embarrassment, hole*, hot water, jam*, mess*, pickle*, plight, predicament, quandary, scrape, spot* |
| Antonyms: | ease, good, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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