Definition of f-box in English English dictionary
- The name of a structural motif, and associated protein, first identified in cyclin-F
- Armalite and the ballot box
- Electoral strategy pursued by the Irish Republican movement in the 1980s and early 1990s, where elections in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were contested by Sinn Féin, while the IRA continued military operations against the British Army and RUC
- Christmas box
- A bonus or gift given to an employee by an employer at Christmas; traditionally on Boxing Day
- GC box
- A sequence of contiguous guanine, guanine, guanine, cytosine, and guanine, in that order, along a DNA strand
- PO box
- A post office box; a lockable box hired from the postal authorities or a private company as a collection point for mail
- Pandora's box
- A source of unforeseen trouble
- Pandora's box
- A box given to Pandora by Zeus whose instructions that it must not be opened were ignored with disastrous consequences
- Skinner box
- A box or cage in which a subject (usually an animal), may be isolated from outside influences; used in operant conditioning experiments where the subject can operate a lever to obtain a reward or avoid a painful shock
- agony box
- A radio
- agony box
- A phonograph
- agony box
- A piano
- axle box
- The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway axle
- axle box
- A bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle passes
- bait box
- a box used to keep bait
- bait box
- A small box, in which poison is kept, with space for small animals e.g. rats to eat from
- ballot box
- The process or method of voting
- ballot box
- A sealed box with a slit, into which a voter puts his completed voting slip
- bathing box
- A beach hut
- batter's box
- One of two areas beside home plate in which a batter is required to stand during an at bat
- bento box
- a partitioned lunchbox in which a bento is served, traditionally lacquered
- big box
- A large self-service store, usually on a single level, with few interior walls, owned and run by a corporation
- big-box
- Of or relating to a very large retail establishment built as a massive, free-standing structure
Big-box retailers like Wal-Mart have driven local stores out of business.
- bitty box
- A computer of low computing power
- black box
- Informal name for the brightly colored cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in an aircraft designed to aid in determining the cause of an accident
- black box
- A theoretical construct or device with known input and output characteristics but unknown method of operation
- black box warning
- A warning, surrounded by a black border, contained in prescription drugs to indicate that the drug may cause serious or life-threatening effects
- black-box testing
- Any form of testing in which knowledge of the internals of the system being tested are unknown (and unimportant)
- blue box
- a blue coloured container used for the collection of household waste (such as tin cans and newspapers) for recycling by a municipal authority
- blue box
- an electronic device used to bypass payment on a tone pulse telephone system
- boom box
- A portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound
- box
- A compartment of a storage furniture, or of a part of such a furniture, such as of a drawer, shelving, etc
- box
- To place inside a box; to pack in boxes
- box
- To strike with the fists
box someone’s ears.
- box
- The penalty area
- box
- To punch (a person)
Leave dis place before I box you.
- box
- A compartment to sit in at a theater, courtroom or auditorium
- box
- To hem in
- box
- A computer, or the case in which it is housed
a UNIX box.
- box
- (with the) Television
- box
- A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements
- box
- The vagina
- box
- An input field on an interactive electronic display
- box
- A trap or predicament
I'm really in a box now.
- box
- A small rectangular shelter like a booth
- box
- A blow with the fist
- box
- A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape
- box
- A rectangular border around an image or section of text
- box
- A small, empty area on a writable document, delimited by a border, for filling with a tick mark or an ex
- box
- To mix two containers of paint of similar color to ensure that the color is identical
- box
- To participate in boxing; to be a boxer
- box
- Boxwood: the wood from a box tree
Nevertheless, the application of woods other than box for purposes for which that wood is now used would tend to lessen the demand for box, and thus might have an effect in lowering its price.
- box
- A hard protector for the genitals worn by a batsman or close fielder inside the underpants
- box
- A cuboid container, usually with a hinged lid
- box
- As much as fills a such a container
a box of books.
- box
- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Buxus
- box
- coffin
- box
- To place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object
- box
- The driver's seat on a coach
- box
- To fight against (a person) in a boxing match
- box
- A cylindrical casing around for example a bearing or gland
- box and whiskers plot
- A graphical summary of a numerical data sample through five statistics — median, upper quartile, lower quartile, and upper extreme and lower extreme values — by depiction as a box with its edges at the quartile marks and an internal line at the median and with lines protruding from the box as far as the extremal values
- box camera
- A very simple type of photographic camera, being box shaped, and with a simple lens, and using roll film for taking snapshot pictures
- box cameras
- plural form of box camera
- box cutters
- plural form of box cutter
- box girder
- A steel beam with a hollow rectangular cross section; used for constructing bridges
- box in
- To immobilize something, usually a vehicle, by placing obstacles, usually other vehicles, obstructing the free movement
- box in
- To enclose by drawing a box around
- box jellyfish
- Pacific jellyfish of class Cubozoa, also known as sea wasps, Chironex fleckeri
- box kick
- A type of kick performed by the scrum-half (or very rarely acting scrum-half). From the base of a ruck, maul or scrum, the scrum-half will stand sideways onto the opposition with his kicking foot further from them, and kick the ball high into the air so as to hopefully prevent the opposition charging down the kick
- box kick
- to kick the ball in the manner described above
- box office
- the total amount of money paid by people worldwide to watch a movie at cinemas/movie theaters
- box office
- a place where tickets are sold in a theatre/theater or cinema
- box offices
- plural form of box office
- box out
- To position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound
- box plot
- A graphical summary of a numerical data sample through five statistics: median, lower quartile, upper quartile, and some indication of more extreme upper and lower values
- box plots
- plural form of box plot
- box room
- a small bedroom in a house, often used for storage
- box rooms
- plural form of box room
- box score
- A score showing the final scores of the teams in a game, as well as certain individual and team achievements
- box scores
- plural form of box score
- box seats
- plural form of box seat
- box set
- A set of related books from a particular author or genre that are contained within a box
- box set
- Related musical or video recordings that are gathered on multiple compact discs, DVDs or Blu-rays, and placed in a box, along with a small booklet
- box sets
- plural form of box set
- box spring
- A box-shaped frame into which is a set of spiral springs, upon which rests a bed mattress
- box the compass
- To make a complete reversal in stance or opinion
- box the compass
- To know, and be able to recite the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North, both clockwise and anticlockwise
- box tree
- Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge and as a source of boxwood
- box turtle
- A turtle of the genus Terrapene (the North American box turtles), or of Cuora or Pyxidea (the Asian box turtles), characterised by having a domed shell that is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators
- box up
- To pack into boxes
- box wine
- a type of wine that is sealed in a plastic bladder and packaged in a cardboard box
- box-office
- attributive form of box office
- box-office
- A variant form of box office
- box-office bomb
- A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially that which is less than the budget for the motion picture
My favorite movie was a giant box-office bomb.
- box-office bombs
- plural form of box-office bomb
- box-spring
- Any of a set of spiral springs set into a box spring
- box-ticking
- The completion of a form containing multiple-choice questions in which one or more boxes need to be ticked by way of an answer
- box-turtle
- A variant form of box turtle
- butter-box
- A derogatory name that British sailors gave the Dutch during the age of the Anglo-Dutch Wars
- cable box
- A descrambler used to descramble scrambled television channels on cable TV
- cable box
- A device given out by some cable television services that allows the user to have more channels on their television than they would have without the cable box
- cable box
- set top box connecting a house to its cable service
- call box
- A telephone box
- call box
- A telephone on the interstate to make phone calls in case of emergency
- cat box
- A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with sand, clay chips, etc
Pregnant women are often advised to have someone else clean the cat box to reduce the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.
- charity box
- A container into which people can put money to be collected by a charitable organization
- check box
- An element or widget corresponding to a small square on a paper form that is either left blank or ticked; ticking the box enables the function with which it is labelled
- chocolate-box
- Having a twee picturesqueness
The impressionists showed us something about the world, Cezanne something different, a chocolate-box painting nothing.
- cigar box
- a square box used as a juggling prop
- cigar box
- a box used for storing cigars
- combo box
- A GUI widget that is a combination of a dropdown list or list box and a single-line textbox, allowing the user either to type a value directly into the control or choose from the list of existing options
- court poor box
- System used informally in lower Irish courts, where a defendant can be directed to make a donation to charity in lieu of conviction
- crash box
- A device used to produce a crashing sound in a theatrical production, typically a large crate containing breakable materials
- crash box
- A black box (flight data recorder)
- dialog box
- Alternative spelling of dialogue box
- dialogue box
- A window that prompts the user to enter information
- digi-box
- a device marketed by British Sky Broadcasting in the UK to enable home users to receive digital satellite television broadcasts
- digi-box
- By extension, any digital TV receiver or decoder either terrestrial, satellite, or cable, that is external to the TV
- digital converter box
- A set-top box that processes digital signals for an analogue television set
- feely box
- An opaque box with an opening, into which one puts their hand, feels the object inside, and guesses what it is
- fire box
- The internal hearth of a furnace, stove, or heater
- fire box
- An enclosed hearth with hatch for refueling that is attached to or built into a boiler that supplies steam for mechanical power
The brakeman had to help the fireman shovel coal into the firebox as the engineer coaxed his locomotive up grade.
- fire box
- The hearth of an outdoor grill
When the bottom of the grill firebox burned through, everybody ran over and stomped embers too keep the picnic shelter from catching fire.
- fire box
- The hearth of a metal-forging shop; the forge of a smithy
- first-aid box
- A box containing first aid and medical supplies
- flower box
- A container in which flowers or plants are grown, usually affixed outside just below a window
- flower box
- A comment in source code that spans several lines, each of which begins with an asterisk
I then modified the code we had written earlier to include a flower box.
- fly box
- A box in which a fly fisherman keeps his flies
- fly-box
- Alternative spelling of fly box
- fuzz box
- An effects pedal comprising an amplifier and a clipping circuit, used in music to generate a distorted version of the input signal
Mayer made over a dozen fuzz boxes for Hendrix, using several different designs customized to the sound Hendrix wanted.
- glory box
- A lady’s storage box containing items saved for her wedding or married life
- glove box
- A small compartment with a door on the dashboard of a car, usually on passenger side, to store (and sometime lock) items
- glove box
- A plastic box or similar enclosure containing a controlled environment, with rubber gloves fastened around holes in the front of the box through which a person can manipulate things in the box without introducing outside contamination; an isolator
- goggle box
- television set
- goggle-box
- Alternative form of goggle box
- group box
- A rectangular control that can contain other controls, intended for grouping similar items visually
- hot box
- To smoke a cigarette or drug within a sealed tent in order to heat it up, or in the case of drugs, keep the fumes in. e.g: Jane hotboxed the tent earlier
- hot box
- To smoke a cigarette vigorously and rapidly
- idiot box
- Television
- in-box
- To put in (someone's) in-box
I just in-boxed you the presentation.
- in-box
- an electronic folder serving the same purpose
- in-box
- A container in which all the papers to be dealt with are put
- in-box
- The aggregate of items that demand one's attention or effort
The kids, my ex, my parents, the job, bills - my in-box is full.
- jack-in-the-box
- Child’s toy where a figure pops out of a small box
- juice box
- a small carton of fruit juice with an attached plastic straw
- jury box
- The area in a courtroom wherein the jury is seated during a trial
- knock box
- A small container usually provided with a bar used to empty espresso grounds by pounding a portafilter against the sides or the bar
- knock out of the box
- To cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting
- knock out of the box
- To cause something to be replaced by something else
- letter box
- A mail slot
- list box
- A GUI widget that allows the user to select one or more items from a list contained within a static, multiple line text box
- litter box
- A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with sand, clay chips, etc
Pregnant women are often advised to have someone else clean the litter box to reduce the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.
- loose box
- A separate compartment of a building in which livestock are free to move about; especially a form of stable for horses
- loose-box
- Alternative spelling of loose box
- music box
- A box that generates or plays music, particularly one using mechanical means rather than electronic, generally using a cylinder or disk containing the music
- musical box
- Any of various devices that play tunes by means of pins, on a rotating disk or revolving drum, that strike or pluck metal teeth
- nest box
- A man-made box provided for wild birds or small animals to nest in
- open box
- Pertaining to a product sold by merchants at a discount, because the item was returned but found not to be defective
- out of the box
- Immediate(ly), without intervention from the customer
This software has to work out of the box, without any fancy installation.
- out of the box
- Outside the box; unconventional(ly): outside the limits of conventional thinking
She: You’re not trying to think out of the box!.
- outside the box
- Beyond the bounds of convention
The boss wants some new ideas - it's time to think outside the box.
- penalty box
- The penalty area
- penalty box
- An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction
Both players got to cool their heels for five minutes in their respective penalty boxes after the fight.
- penalty box
- A temporary punishment, or, metaphorically, a similar setback (e.g., loss of control, embarrassment, etc.)
Florida, Michigan seek exit from Democratic penalty box.
- pencil box
- An object purposed to contain different tools like pencil, rubber, liquid paper, etc
- phone box
- A telephone box
- picture box
- A user interface control for displaying an image
Displaying images on a form is very simple with a picture box. Just set the image property to a file on your hard drive.
- pillar box
- A free-standing item of street furniture in the form of a short, red pillar with a slot for posting letters
- pillar-box red
- Of a bright red colour, like that of a British mail box
- pillar-box red
- A bright red colour, like that of a British mail box
- planter box
- A flower box; an object that contains live flowers, usually affixed outside, just below a window
Cross fertilization has generally given greater yields. It is done by planting with one variety in one planter box and another variety in the other.
- poke box
- Container usually found in the home, containing miscellaneous items, e.g. buttons, paper clips, safety pins, and in which one must 'poke around' to find what one is looking for
- police box
- a telephone kiosk where members of the public may telephone the police; a few original boxes still exist in Britain, but they do not operate. Currently, the city of Glasgow (Scotland) has new police boxes, which are not booths but computerised kiosks, that connect the caller to a police CCTV control room operator
- police box
- local police station
- poor box
- A locked box with a slot for depositing coins into, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy
- post box
- A box in which post can be left by the sender to be picked up by a courier
Would you take these letters down to the post box please - they've already got stamps.
- power box
- A box that is the source that sends the electricity to the houses in that part of the neighborhood
- press box
- In a cotton gin, the box in which lint is compacted by a tramper
In most gins cotton is packaged in a double-box press wherein the lint is initially compacted in one press box by a mechanical or hydraulic tramper.
- press box
- The section in a stadium or arena set aside for the press, or specifically for sportscasters
In major league stadiums the press box is usually located between the first and second decks in the loge level.
- prompter's box
- the raised box in the apron of a stage, opening towards the actors. The prompter sits inside with the prompter's book, ready to give cues for missed or forgotten lines
- rip box
- A high end computer used for "ripping" (decoding) DVDs and converting them into various formats, using ripping and encoding software
- safe-deposit box
- A fireproof metal box, stored in a secure vault, for holding personal valuables
- safety-deposit box
- a safe-deposit box
- search box
- a text box the contents of which are to be searched for in a database, on the Internet, etc
- sentry-box
- A booth, erected to provide elementary shelter to a sentry on his post
- set top box
- A device that converts an incoming signal into a format displayable by a television
- set-top box
- a device that connects some source of signal to a television set, often decrypting a digitally encrypted signal from a communications satellite or cable network
- shadow-box
- a diorama
- shadow-box
- to practice moves where the opponent is the boxer's own shadow
- signal box
- A building, typically adjacent to or spanning a railway line, from where signals, points and (sometimes) level crossings are controlled
- six-yard box
- An enclosed area inside the penalty area, extending 6 yards (5.5 metres) from the goal, inside which a goal kick must be taken
- sound box
- The open, resonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument that intensifies its tone
- speak-box
- an intercom that allows a visitor to a building to speak to someone inside before being allowed entry; an entryphone
- suggestion box
- A receptacle with a opening in which people may place slips of paper containing suggestions for improvement, or for similar feedback
- swell box
- A box or chamber in an organ that contains the reeds or a set of pipes and has shutters that open or shut usually by means of a pedal in order to regulate the volume of musical tone
- telephone box
- A small enclosure housing a public telephone
- text box
- a rectangular widget that accepts textual input on an interactive electronic display
- tick box
- A small space on a form in which a tick or cross may be placed as a response
- tinder-box
- Alternative spelling of tinder box
- traffic signal box
- any of the large metal boxes containing traffic signal controls, found at roadsides and intersections, and often made available by the local council for artistic work
- tuck box
- a hamper, taken to boarding school by students, containing food (such as confectionery) provided by parents
- white-box testing
- The testing of the internal structure, rather than the functionality of a system
- window box
- a narrow box, filled with earth, placed on a windowsill and used for growing plants
- witness box
- A witness stand in a courtroom
There's no lie Jenny Prask wouldn't tell to force Joan into the witness box.
- δ-box
- A k-cell which is a Cartesian product of half-closed intervals which are closed at their infima and open at their suprema, and such that the infimum of each interval is the coordinate of a given point (called "the corner" of the δ-box), and the length (i.e., measure) of each interval is equal to (the given value) δ
- box spring
- A box-spring (or Divan in the UK) is a type of bed base typically consisting of a sturdy wooden frame covered in cloth and containing springs
- wing box
- (Mimarlık) The structural component from which the wings extend
- box
- {n} a tree, a case or coffer, feat in a playhouse or court room, a blow on the ear, a cylinder for an axletree, quantity in a box
- box
- {v} to put in a box, to strike with the fist
- box somebody's ears
- (deyim) Hit someone, usually as a punishment
I'll box your ears, young man, if you come home late again!.
- glass-box testing
- (Bilgisayar) White-box testing (also called glass-box or clear box testing) is the test in which a tester knows the internal program structure and its code. As a result, the tester can execute each program statement and function; check each intended error handling, etc. This testing involves source code reviews, walkthroughs, as well as design and execution of tests based on the access to the program code. White-box testing requires deeper knowledge of programming languages and technologies than black-box testing