Casket - English meaning

noun

A container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid.

Usage examples:

A cigarette box

verb

Put in or provide with a box.

Usage examples:

Each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity

noun

A slap with the hand on the side of a person's head.

Usage examples:

She gave him a box on the ear

noun

An instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring.

Usage examples:

A case of mistaken identity

verb

Surround in a material or substance.

Usage examples:

The towers are of steel cased in granite

noun

A particular situation or example of something

Usage examples:

We don’t normally accept credits from courses taken at another university, but we’ll make an except…

noun

The front surface of a person's or animal's body between the neck and the stomach.

Usage examples:

She crossed her arms across her chest

verb

Propel (the ball) by means of one's chest.

Usage examples:

He chested the ball down

noun

The upper front part of the body of humans and some animals, between the stomach and the neck, containing the heart and lungs

Usage examples:

He was shot in the chest at point blank range., he folded his arms across his chest., his shirt was…

noun

A strongbox or small chest for holding valuables.

Usage examples:

A battered leather coffer sealed with a waxen crest

noun

A large strong box in which money or valuable objects are kept

Usage examples:

Government/party coffers, with the increased revenue coming to the state's coffers, hiring freezes …

noun

A large, strong box in which money or valuable objects are kept

noun

An object for holding or transporting something.

Usage examples:

The cakes will keep for up to two weeks if kept in an airtight container

noun

A hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or store it

Usage examples:

An airtight container, a plastic drinks container

noun

A very large metal box used for transporting goods

Usage examples:

A container ship/lorry

noun

A slatted wooden case used for transporting goods.

Usage examples:

A crate of bananas

verb

Pack (something) in a crate for transportation.

Usage examples:

Fruit and vegetables were being sorted and crated

noun

A box made of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one divided into parts to hold bottles

Usage examples:

A milk crate, a crate of empty bottles, a packing crate

noun

A small box or casket.

proper noun

A small and inconspicuous southern constellation (the compass box or mariner's compass), lying in the milky way between vela and puppis.

adjective

Used with preceding greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation pyxis.

Usage examples:

The star alpha pyxidis

noun

A hollow object used to contain something.

Usage examples:

Fast-food receptacles

noun

A container for holding things or that you can put things in

Usage examples:

A trash receptacle

noun

The main woody stem of a tree as distinct from its branches and roots.

Usage examples:

You can tell the age of a tree by the rings inside its trunk

noun

The thick main stem of a tree, from which the branches grow