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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

boxlike en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English box Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English boxlike From box + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a box.
    • The steel skin covering the framing is welded to it and to the underframe, forming a boxlike construction. 1958 September 14, “Swindon's First Main-Line Diesel Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 601:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
box-like alternative lexicographic
more boxlike Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most boxlike Degree=Sup lexicographic

Translations (2)

gv gollrish kishtey (similar to a box) · hu dobozszerű (similar to a box)