"boxlike" meaning in English

See boxlike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more boxlike [comparative], most boxlike [superlative], box-like [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree substrateder.? Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor. Late Latin buxisbor. Proto-West Germanic *buhsā Old English box Middle English box 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|box<id:container>|-like|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree substrateder.? Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor. Late Latin buxisbor. Proto-West Germanic *buhsā Old English box Middle English box 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 [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "box", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "box", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "box tree", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "substrate", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qfa-sub" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "πῠ́ξος", "gloss" : "boxwood", "lang" : "grc" }, { "id" : "-is", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Pre-Greek", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qsb-grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐς", "lang" : "grc", "pos" : "feminine suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "πυξίς", "gloss" : "box", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "buxis", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*buhsā", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "box", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "box", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "box", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "like", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*leyg-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*līką", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-līkaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-līk", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-līċ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-like", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-like", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "boxlike", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="boxlike"> From box + -like., {{ety|en|:af|box<id:container>|-like|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree substrateder.? Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor. Late Latin buxisbor. Proto-West Germanic *buhsā Old English box Middle English box 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. Head templates: {{en-adj}} boxlike (comparative more boxlike, superlative most boxlike)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a box. Translations (similar to a box): dobozszerű (Hungarian), gollrish kishtey (Manx)

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nsubstrateder.?\nAncient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos)\nPre-Greekder.\nAncient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs)\nAncient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor.\nLate Latin buxisbor.\nProto-West Germanic *buhsā\nOld English box\nMiddle English box\nEnglish box\nProto-Indo-European *leyg-der.\nProto-Germanic *līkąder.\nProto-Germanic *-līkaz\nProto-West Germanic *-līk\nOld English -līċ\nMiddle English -like\nEnglish -like\nEnglish boxlike\nFrom box + -like.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more boxlike",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most boxlike",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "box-like",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "boxlike (comparative more boxlike, superlative most boxlike)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with etymology texts",
        "English entries with etymology trees",
        "English entries with etymon",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leyg- (like)",
        "English terms suffixed with -like",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Manx translations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              85,
              92
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1958 September 28, “Swindon's First Main-Line Diesel Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 601:",
          "text": "The steel skin covering the framing is welded to it and to the underframe, forming a boxlike construction.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Resembling or characteristic of a box."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "box",
          "box"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "similar to a box",
      "word": "dobozszerű"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "sense": "similar to a box",
      "word": "gollrish kishtey"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boxlike"
}

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