inbox
English
/ˈɪnbɒks/, /ˈɪnbɑks/
noun
Definitions
- A container in which papers to be deal dealt with are put.
- (computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose.
- (figuratively) The aggregate of items that demand one's attention or effort.
Etymology
Compound from English in (not, used to form chemical names of proteins, in, negative, compound-forming suffix, inch, neutral chemical compound, etc) + English box (verb, a blow with the fist, boxhaul, box, case, punch).
Origin
English
box
Gloss
verb, a blow with the fist, boxhaul, box, case, punch
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
箱
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- 6in4 English
- abox English
- add-in English
- airbox English
- autobox English
- axlebox English
- backbox English
- bail in English
- bandbox English
- beatbox English
- bedbox English
- birdbox English
- box English
- box kick English
- box-like English
- boxable English
- boxaerobics English
- boxball English
- boxboard English
- boxcar English
- boxcutter English
- boxen English
- boxer English
- boxfish English
- boxful English
- boxholder English
- boxing English
- boxkeeper English
- boxless English
- boxlike English
- boxload English
- boxlock English
- boxman English
- boxology English
- boxout English
- boxroom English
- boxthorn English
- boxtop English
- boxwalker English
- boxwalla English
- boxwallah English
- boxwise English
- boxwood English
- boxy English
- brainbox English
- breadbox English
- brethren-in-law English
- cakebox English
- cambox English
- cashbox English
- chatbox English
- chatterbox English
- checkbox English
- cheesebox English
- chumbox English
- coachbox English
- coalbox English
- coinbox English
- come in English
- coolbox English
- cox box English
- crackerbox English
- cryobox English
- databox English
- deathbox English
- dicebox English
- dragbox English
- dropbox English
- econobox English
- eggbox English
- embox English
- end in English
- endbox English
- euboxic English
- farebox English
- feedbox English
- firebox English
- footbox English
- funbox English
- fusebox English
- gearbox English
- giftbox English
- glove box English
- goalbox English
- gogglebox English
- grassbox English
- grid-in English
- groovebox English
- hatbox English
- haybox English
- headbox English
- hellbox English
- hitbox English
- homeobox English
- horsebox English
- hotbox English
- hugbox English
- hyperbox English
- icebox English
- idiot box English
- imbox English
- in English
- in-flight English
- in-footed English
- in-state English
- inHg English
- inband English
- inbetwixt English
- inblown English
- inborne English
- inbound English
- inbreath English
- inburnt English
- inburst English
- inclearing English
- incross English
- indeed English
- indegree English
- indrift English
- indriven English
- infill English
- infobox English
- inframe English
- ingate English
- ingoer English
- ingoing English
- inkneed English
- inlane English
- inlier English
- inlink English
- inly English
- inmeats English
- innie English
- inpatient English
- inplane English
- inrun English
- inshave English
- inshoot English
- insole English
- insomuch English
- insooth English
- inspan English
- instead English
- instealing English
- instore English
- instroke English
- insucking English
- inswinging English
- inswung English
- intext English
- into English
- intoed English
- intown English
- inward English
- inwards English
- inwash English
- inwicking English
- inworld English
- jambox English
- jawbox English
- jukebox English
- junkbox English
- kickbox English
- knowledge-box English
- letterbox English
- lick-box English
- lightbox English
- lipobox English
- live-in English
- lockbox English
- luckbox English
- lunchbox English
- mailbox English
- matchbox English
- middlebox English
- milkbox English
- minibox English
- misbox English
- mixin English
- newsbox English
- omnibox English
- opt-in English
- paddlebox English
- paintbox English
- pegbox English
- pepperbox English
- phonebox English
- pillbox English
- playbox English
- plugin English
- poke box English
- post box English
- prattlebox English
- puss in a bag English
- rasabox English
- rattlebox English
- rebox English
- rhizobox English
- roofbox English
- safebox English
- saltbox English
- sandbox English
- saucebox English
- scorebox English
- seatbox English
- seedbox English
- shatterbox English
- shitbox English
- shoebox English
- shoutbox English
- sidebox English
- skybox English
- slushbox English
- smokebox English
- sneakbox English
- snotbox English
- snuffbox English
- soapbox English
- softbox English
- spicebox English
- spinbox English
- spitbox English
- squeeze box English
- squeezebox English
- startbox English
- stashbox English
- stompbox English
- strongbox English
- sweatbox English
- sweetbox English
- switchbox English
- tacklebox English
- teabox English
- teebox English
- therein English
- thereinunder English
- thermobox English
- throwbox English
- thunderbox English
- ticky box English
- timebox English
- tinderbox English
- toe box English
- toebox English
- toolbox English
- touchbox English
- toybox English
- trashbox English
- tuck-in English
- tuckerbox English
- unbox English
- userbox English
- voicebox English
- wallbox English
- watchbox English
- wherein English
- winebox English
- within English
- woodbox English
- workbox English
- Box German
- Givebox German
- boxen German
- boksz Hungarian
- box Italian
- boks Dutch, Flemish
- boksen Dutch, Flemish
- box Dutch, Flemish
- box French
- boxe French
- boxer French
- бокс Russian
- box Spanish, Castilian
- boks Norwegian Bokmål
- bokse Norwegian Bokmål
- in Norwegian Bokmål
- box Portuguese
- *buhsuz Proto-Germanic
- ボックス Japanese
- boks Polish
- boks Norwegian Nynorsk
- bokse Norwegian Nynorsk
- in Norwegian Nynorsk
- box Old English
- box Middle English
- in Middle English
- bosca Irish
- बकस Hindi
- बक्सा Hindi
- باکس Persian
- อิน Thai
- inin Cebuano
- bocsio Welsh
- boxar Ido
- boks Afrikaans
- bocsaig Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bosc Norman
- boxer Norman
- boksi Swahili
- 박스 Korean
- ibhokisi Zulu
- بکس Urdu
- ibhokisi Xhosa
- bokis Tok Pisin
- libhokisi Swati
- Bax Pennsylvania German
- boks Crimean Tatar
- बाकस Nepali
- bhokisi Shona
- ibhokisi North Ndebele
- बकस Rajasthani
- baakas Fiji Hindi
- in
- box
- 6in4
- boxy
- abox
- into
- inHg
- inly
- embox
- rebox
- boxer
- innie
- boxen
- inrun
- mixin
- imbox
- unbox
- toebox
- hitbox
- boxful
- boxtop
- intext
- boxman
- plugin
- eggbox
- icebox
- jawbox
- airbox
- inspan
- inlink
- intown
- end in
- ingate
- ingoer
- funbox
- add-in
- boxing
- boxout
- bedbox
- haybox
- inlane
- skybox
- endbox
- boxcar
- intoed
- inwash
- misbox
- infill
- insole
- inward
- within
- cambox
- hugbox
- teebox
- teabox
- opt-in
- pegbox
- hotbox
- hatbox
- indeed
- jambox
- inband
- toybox
- inlier
- feedbox
- firebox
- bandbox
- luckbox
- axlebox
- boxball
- live-in
- boxless
- databox
- boxwood
- farebox
- roofbox
- hellbox
- backbox
- therein
- junkbox
- woodbox
- jukebox
- spitbox
- boxload
- seedbox
- wallbox
- fusebox
- inplane
- insooth
- shoebox
- soapbox
- birdbox
- inworld
- boxroom
- playbox
- softbox
- inkneed
- snotbox
- boxable
- workbox
- rasabox
- spinbox
- bail in
- cashbox
- infobox
- inburst
- tuck-in
- dragbox
- dicebox
- saltbox
- boxlike
- chatbox
- inborne
- autobox
- cryobox
- coolbox
- lipobox
- boxwise
- beatbox
- gearbox
- instore
- coinbox
- wherein
- dropbox
- omnibox
- inshoot
- coalbox
- boxfish
- inblown
- chumbox
- headbox
- sandbox
- come in
- grid-in
- lockbox
- euboxic
- shitbox
- milkbox
- winebox
- cakebox
- footbox
- inwards
- goalbox
- toe box
- giftbox
- newsbox
- pillbox
- inburnt
- seatbox
- incross
- indrift
- ingoing
- inshave
- mailbox
- userbox
- inframe
- minibox
- inswung
- boxlock
- cox box
- inbound
- timebox
- inmeats
- kickbox
- sidebox
- toolbox
- safebox
- instead
- homeobox
- inbreath
- shoutbox
- lunchbox
- sweatbox
- grassbox
- horsebox
- matchbox
- brainbox
- box-like
- paintbox
- insomuch
- box kick
- in-state
- econobox
- smokebox
- sneakbox
- boxwalla
- snuffbox
- phonebox
- sweetbox
- touchbox
- boxboard
- breadbox
- throwbox
- poke box
- lightbox
- lick-box
- startbox
- trashbox
- stashbox
- indriven
- coachbox
- spicebox
- slushbox
- indegree
- voicebox
- scorebox
- stompbox
- boxology
- hyperbox
- saucebox
- post box
- boxthorn
- watchbox
- rhizobox
- instroke
- deathbox
- checkbox
- inwicking
- boxcutter
- strongbox
- in-footed
- inbetwixt
- paddlebox
- inpatient
- insucking
- tacklebox
- pepperbox
- boxwallah
- gogglebox
- middlebox
- tinderbox
- groovebox
- letterbox
- boxholder
- boxkeeper
- thermobox
- cheesebox
- in-flight
- tuckerbox
- ticky box
- rattlebox
- switchbox
- glove box
- idiot box
- boxwalker
- squeezebox
- thunderbox
- inclearing
- prattlebox
- crackerbox
- chatterbox
- instealing
- shatterbox
- inswinging
- squeeze box
- boxaerobics
- thereinunder
- knowledge-box
- puss in a bag
- brethren-in-law