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three
Determiner
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(ordinal third) The number 3.
A triangle has three sides.
three
Noun
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The number 3.
One and two is three.
box
Noun
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A box is a square container, usually with four sides, a top and a bottom.
We had big cardboard boxes filled with the stuff.
I gave my seat to an old woman with a chicken in a wooden box.
It was always fun to open my lunch box and see what my mom had packed.
Jack Ferguson found a box containing his son's personal papers,
After the party, there were empty pizza boxes everywhere.
UPS had delivered a stack of boxes.
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A box is a container.
The address was a local post office box, not a physical address.
My cell phone was in the glove box of the car.
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A box is a square area with lines around it in a magazine, book, or computer screen.
It's especially important to speak to your doctor if you belong to this group (see box on page 118).
Right-click in any Explorer window or any Open or Save dialog box.
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A box is an electronic device such as a television, radio, or computer.
We'd brought a boom box out back and played the only radio station that came in.
More TVs get connected to the Internet, either directly or through set-top boxes.
box
Verb
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If you box, you fight someone for sport by punching them.
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If you box something (up), you put it in a box.
He boxed his old belongings up.
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If you box something on a page, you draw a square around it.
car
Noun
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A car is a small passenger vehicle with four wheels, moved by an engine.
I just drive around in my car all day.
The garage was full so she parked her poor little car on the street.
Three fire trucks and two police cars arrived at the scene of the car accident.
Tony got in the driver's seat and started the car.
We flew into Miami and got a rental car.
Her son crashed the family car, but nobody was hurt.
Sheldon had offered to buy Nicki a used car, a Honda or Toyota, something reliable.
They stopped us at a red light and stole our car.
Us kids made $20 washing the cars in the driveway in front of our parents' house.
I loaded my suitcase and bag in the trunk of my car.
The salesperson at the car dealer tried to sell me a used BMW.
Are we going to be driving Chinese electric cars in a few years?
When the car was going 150 km/h, she took her hands off the wheel and closed her eyes.
Mr. Marquez was known for flashy clothes and jewelry, luxury cars and even a few boats.
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A car is one large part of a train that can be added or taken away.