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Boxing Day December 26, a holiday in the UK and other Commonwealth countries, publicly observed on the first weekday after Christmas.
boxing gloves a heavily padded set of leather gloves of standard weight and design used in boxing.
box lunch an individual light meal, prepared and put in a box to be eaten later, as during travel or at a picnic.
box office the ticket sales office of a theater, concert hall, stadium, or the like. [3 definitions]
box pleat a double pleat with edges folded toward each other.
box score a statistical summary in table form of each player's performance in a game, esp. baseball or basketball.
box spring a cloth-covered bedspring having rows of individual but connected helical springs inside a boxlike frame.
box supper a social and fund-raising occasion at which the participants bid for donated box lunches.
boxthorn the matrimony vine.
box turtle any of several North American land turtles with a hinged shell that can completely enclose the body; box tortoise.
boxwood the hard, fine-grained, light yellow wood of the box tree or shrub, used for rulers, wood engravers' blocks, musical instruments, and the like. [2 definitions]
boxy like a box, as in shape or confining quality.
boy a male child or adolescent. [4 definitions]
boycott to refuse to buy, use, attend, or deal with (a product, activity, business, or the like), usu. as a protest or means of persuasion. [2 definitions]
boyfriend (informal) a male with whom one has a romantic relationship. [2 definitions]
boyhood the state or period of life when one is a boy.
boyish characteristic of a boy.
Boy Scout a member of a worldwide youth organization for boys.
Boy Scouts of America an American organization for boys, which teaches them outdoor skills, good citizenship, and physical fitness.
boysenberry a fruit resembling a blackberry in appearance and a raspberry in flavor. [2 definitions]