shoebox
English
noun
Definitions
- The box in which shoes are sold.
- (pejorative) A small, cramped residence or similar space.
Etymology
Compound from English shoe (type of horseshoe) + 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
- Muleshoe English
- Shoemaker English
- abox English
- airbox English
- autobox English
- axlebox English
- backbox English
- bandbox English
- beatbox English
- bedbox English
- beshoe 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
- cakebox English
- cambox English
- cashbox English
- chatbox English
- chatterbox English
- checkbox English
- cheesebox English
- chumbox English
- coachbox English
- coalbox English
- coinbox 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
- 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
- greenshoe English
- groovebox English
- gumshoe English
- handshoe English
- hatbox English
- haybox English
- headbox English
- hellbox English
- hitbox English
- homeobox English
- horsebox English
- horseshoe English
- hotbox English
- houseshoe English
- hugbox English
- hyperbox English
- icebox English
- idiot box English
- imbox English
- inbox English
- infobox English
- jambox English
- jawbox English
- jukebox English
- junkbox English
- kickbox English
- knowledge-box English
- letterbox English
- lick-box English
- lightbox English
- lipobox English
- lockbox English
- luckbox English
- lunchbox English
- mailbox English
- matchbox English
- middlebox English
- milkbox English
- minibox English
- mis-shoe English
- misbox English
- newsbox English
- nonshoe English
- omnibox English
- overshoe English
- oxshoe English
- paddlebox English
- paintbox English
- pegbox English
- pepperbox English
- phonebox English
- pillbox English
- playbox English
- poke box English
- post box English
- prattlebox English
- rasabox English
- rattlebox English
- rebox English
- reshoe English
- rhizobox English
- roofbox English
- safebox English
- saltbox English
- sandbox English
- sandshoe English
- saucebox English
- scorebox English
- seatbox English
- seedbox English
- shatterbox English
- shitbox English
- shoe English
- shoe-leather English
- shoebag English
- shoebeam English
- shoebill English
- shoebite English
- shoeblack English
- shoeboxful English
- shoeboxlike English
- shoecare English
- shoeful English
- shoegasm English
- shoegaze English
- shoegazer English
- shoegazing English
- shoegear English
- shoehorn English
- shoelacing English
- shoeless English
- shoelike English
- shoemaker English
- shoemaking English
- shoemender English
- shoepeg English
- shoeplay English
- shoeprint English
- shoer English
- shoeshine English
- shoesmith English
- shoesole English
- shoestore English
- shoestring English
- shoeth English
- shoetop English
- shoetree English
- shoewear English
- shoey English
- shoon English
- shoutbox English
- sidebox English
- skybox English
- slipshoe English
- slushbox English
- smokebox English
- sneakbox English
- snotbox English
- snowshoe 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
- thermobox English
- throwbox English
- thunderbox English
- ticky box English
- timebox English
- tinderbox English
- toe box English
- toebox English
- toolbox English
- touchbox English
- toybox English
- trackshoe English
- trashbox English
- tuckerbox English
- turnshoe English
- unbox English
- undershoe English
- unshoe English
- userbox English
- voicebox English
- wallbox English
- watchbox English
- winebox English
- woodbox English
- workbox English
- workshoe English
- Box German
- Givebox German
- Schuh 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
- box Portuguese
- *buhsuz Proto-Germanic
- ボックス Japanese
- boks Polish
- boks Norwegian Nynorsk
- bokse Norwegian Nynorsk
- box Old English
- box Middle English
- sho Middle English
- bosca Irish
- ŝuo Esperanto
- बकस Hindi
- बक्सा Hindi
- शू Hindi
- باکس Persian
- bocsio Welsh
- boxar Ido
- boks Afrikaans
- bocsaig Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bosc Norman
- boxer Norman
- ရှူးဖိနပ် Burmese
- boksi Swahili
- 박스 Korean
- ibhokisi Zulu
- بکس Urdu
- ibhokisi Xhosa
- bokis Tok Pisin
- su Tok Pisin
- libhokisi Swati
- Bax Pennsylvania German
- boks Crimean Tatar
- susu Sranan Tongo
- बाकस Nepali
- bhokisi Shona
- ibhokisi North Ndebele
- बकस Rajasthani
- baakas Fiji Hindi
- box
- boxy
- shoe
- abox
- embox
- boxen
- shoon
- rebox
- imbox
- boxer
- shoer
- unbox
- shoey
- inbox
- toebox
- skybox
- beshoe
- endbox
- hitbox
- boxful
- boxcar
- reshoe
- misbox
- boxtop
- boxman
- eggbox
- icebox
- jawbox
- airbox
- cambox
- hugbox
- teebox
- unshoe
- teabox
- shoeth
- oxshoe
- funbox
- pegbox
- hotbox
- hatbox
- boxing
- boxout
- bedbox
- haybox
- jambox
- toybox
- shoeful
- feedbox
- firebox
- coinbox
- omnibox
- dropbox
- luckbox
- axlebox
- boxball
- boxless
- coalbox
- gumshoe
- databox
- boxfish
- boxwood
- farebox
- roofbox
- hellbox
- chumbox
- headbox
- sandbox
- lockbox
- shoetop
- backbox
- euboxic
- shitbox
- junkbox
- milkbox
- woodbox
- jukebox
- spitbox
- winebox
- boxload
- cakebox
- seedbox
- wallbox
- fusebox
- footbox
- birdbox
- boxroom
- playbox
- softbox
- shoebag
- goalbox
- snotbox
- boxable
- toe box
- rasabox
- giftbox
- spinbox
- newsbox
- workbox
- cashbox
- pillbox
- infobox
- seatbox
- dragbox
- shoepeg
- dicebox
- mailbox
- saltbox
- userbox
- boxlike
- soapbox
- chatbox
- minibox
- boxlock
- cox box
- bandbox
- timebox
- autobox
- kickbox
- cryobox
- coolbox
- sidebox
- lipobox
- boxwise
- beatbox
- gearbox
- toolbox
- safebox
- nonshoe
- homeobox
- Muleshoe
- shoelike
- throwbox
- shoegasm
- shoebill
- shoutbox
- poke box
- shoetree
- lunchbox
- sweatbox
- grassbox
- lightbox
- shoewear
- lick-box
- startbox
- trashbox
- stashbox
- horsebox
- slipshoe
- matchbox
- brainbox
- box-like
- paintbox
- handshoe
- coachbox
- shoecare
- spicebox
- slushbox
- voicebox
- box kick
- stompbox
- scorebox
- econobox
- boxology
- hyperbox
- smokebox
- sneakbox
- shoebite
- workshoe
- boxwalla
- saucebox
- snuffbox
- phonebox
- sweetbox
- snowshoe
- shoegear
- shoeplay
- touchbox
- shoehorn
- turnshoe
- sandshoe
- post box
- boxthorn
- watchbox
- rhizobox
- overshoe
- boxboard
- shoesole
- deathbox
- shoeless
- mis-shoe
- checkbox
- breadbox
- shoebeam
- shoegaze
- horseshoe
- gogglebox
- middlebox
- shoegazer
- tinderbox
- shoeshine
- boxcutter
- shoesmith
- strongbox
- greenshoe
- groovebox
- shoemaker
- houseshoe
- letterbox
- paddlebox
- undershoe
- shoeprint
- trackshoe
- boxholder
- boxkeeper
- thermobox
- shoestore
- cheesebox
- tacklebox
- shoeblack
- tuckerbox
- ticky box
- pepperbox
- rattlebox
- switchbox
- glove box
- idiot box
- boxwalker
- boxwallah
- Shoemaker
- squeezebox
- shoeboxful
- shoelacing
- thunderbox
- shoemender
- shoegazing
- prattlebox
- crackerbox
- shoemaking
- shoestring
- chatterbox
- shatterbox
- squeeze box
- shoeboxlike
- boxaerobics
- shoe-leather
- knowledge-box