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Meanings of boxy in English
Synonyms
Examples for "boxlike"
Examples for "boxlike"
1
They were more boxlike, with harder right angles, and copper in color.
2
The boxlike stone crab traps were made of slatted wood and wire.
3
I held on as Julie slalomed our boxlike van around another bend.
4
Above the top were the control panels, boxlike protrusions painted an institutional yellow.
5
In front, on another iron seat by the boxlike engine, the driver works.
1
In quadrupeds the box-shaped pelvis, which admits of easy parturition, is prevalent.
2
There were an aneroid and another box-shaped instrument hanging from the ring.
3
It was a small box-shaped affair, very light in construction, with paper sides.
4
It was a heavy, box-shaped object, attached to a long handle.
5
In the same immediate locality were also discovered a number of box-shaped stone graves.
Usage of boxy in English
1
Soul simply struck a chord in a way other boxy cars didn't.
2
It was something the Unabomber might have cobbled together: small, boxy, utilitarian.
3
The shape is boxy, squared off on either side of the display.
4
At Rick Owens, denim was used to create boxy cut off tunics.
5
At the moment it looked like a skeleton of some boxy dinosaur.
6
It was a Glock nine millimeter, boxy and dull in the gloom.
7
A gauche, boxy cardigan with a virtuoso Lesage appliqué of trailing vines.
8
For a desktop system, though, the sub is awfully big and boxy.
9
Beyond the cars, further back from the street were rectangular boxy structures.
10
Disadvantages Can look boxy if not well done; you're committed once they're in.
11
This entails a refreshed grille, new look headlights and a handsome boxy silhouette.
12
It's a real head-turner, sleeker than the formulaic, boxy SUV-styled crossover these days.
13
The people spoke of visits from the tall, boxy ships of the invaders.
14
The same could be said for the clunky, boxy, beat-up speeder parked nearby.
15
Slightly boxy fit makes jacket seem bulkier than it actually is.
16
Scrapbook, with its boxy format, looks a lot like social media site Pinterest.
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Boxy through the time
Boxy across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common