"workbox" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: workboxes [plural]
Etymology: From work + box. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|work|box}} work + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} workbox (plural workboxes)
  1. A toolbox; a container for the items needed to carry out a task. Hypernyms (container for tools): box Translations (container for items): tarvikelaatikko (Finnish), pudełko na przybory do szycia [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-workbox-en-noun-BO-J4Fjl Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Containers Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Containers: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'container for tools': 85 15 Disambiguation of 'container for items': 91 9
  2. (figurative) A set of skills and approaches. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-workbox-en-noun-0zjveK3f

Inflected forms

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