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boxes

SayBOK-siz/ˈbɑksɪz/UK/ˈbɒksɪz/

2 meanings of boxes

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of box. Use it when you mean more than one box.

    We packed all our books into cardboard boxes.

    She stacked the empty boxes neatly by the door.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of box. Use it with he, she, or it.

    He boxes at the local gym every weekend.

    She boxes the leftovers before she leaves the kitchen.

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boxes is a form of box

box, noun: A container with flat sides and often a lid, or the amount it holds, as in 'a box of cereal'. Full entry

Forms
boxboxes plural
Spelling
box → boxes: add -es
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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