and cox n. Two people sharing accommodation etc. In shifts. [names of characters in a play (1847)]
- camera n. Simple box-shaped camera.
- girder n. Hollow girder square in cross-section.
- junction n. Road area marked with a yellow grid, which a vehicle should enter only if its exit is clear.
- number n. Number for replies to a private advertisement in a newspaper.
- office n. Ticket-office at a theatre etc.
- pleat n. Arrangement of parallel pleats folding in alternate directions.
- spring n. Each of a set of vertical springs in a frame, e.g. In a mattress.
- —n. - container, usu. Flat-sided and firm.
- amount contained in a box.
- compartment, e.g. In a theatre or lawcourt.
- receptacle or kiosk for a special purpose (often in comb.: money box; telephone box).
- facility at a newspaper office for receiving replies to an advertisement.
- (prec. By the) colloq. Television.
- enclosed area or space.
- area of print enclosed by a border.
- light shield for the genitals in cricket etc. 10 (prec. By the) football colloq. Penalty area. —v. - put in or provide with a box.
- (foll. By in, up) confine. [latin buxis: related to *box3]
- —v. - a take part in boxing. B fight (an opponent) at boxing.
- slap (esp. A person's ears). —n. Hard slap, esp. On the ears. [origin unknown]
- n. - small evergreen tree with dark green leaves.
- its fine hard wood. [latin buxus, greek puxos]
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A cat will clean itself with paw and tongue after a dangerous experience or when it has fought with another cat. This is an attempt by the animal to soothe its nerves by doing something natural and instinctive.