Phrase guide
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noun
An accordion or concertina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A box with an adjustable opening used by cavers to practise crawling through tight spaces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: caving, hobbies, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A container that fits tightly around an animal to immobilize it for medical treatment, transportation, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology
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noun
Synonym of hugbox (“a therapeutic device”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: hugbox
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: accordion, piano accordion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: free-reed instrument, keyboard instrument
History
From squeeze + box.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
