box noun
ADJECTIVES
cardboard, wooden, plastic, metal
・We packed all our things into big cardboard boxes.
empty
・He lifted the lid and found the box was empty.
NOUNS
lunch, sandwich
・His mum always put an apple in his lunch box.
storage
・The house was full of plastic storage boxes.
money
・How much have you got in your money box?
cash
・Thieves stole £100 from a cash box at the school.
jewellery, jewelry
・She kept all her rings in a jewellery box by her bed.
ballot
・The ballot boxes have been emptied and the votes are being counted.
VERBS
open
・You can open the box to check the contents.
shut, close
・He shut the box and locked it.
empty
・The robbers emptied all the boxes, which contained cash and jewellery.
contain
・The box contained old letters and other documents.
PREPOSITIONS
in, inside
・He put the machine back in its box.
of
・He produced a box of matches and lit the candle.
PHRASES
the lid of a box
・She closed the lid of the box.
a box full of sth/filled with sth
・I have boxes full of old toys in the garage.