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bo x num|ber (box numbers ) N‑COUNT A box number is a number used as an address, for example one given by a newspaper for replies to a private advertisement, or one used by an organization for the letters sent to it.

bo x of|fice (box offices ) also box-office

1 N‑COUNT The box office in a theatre, cinema, or concert hall is the place where the tickets are sold.

2 N‑SING [N n] When people talk about the box office , they are referring to the degree of success of a film or play in terms of the number of people who go to watch it or the amount of money it makes. □  The film has taken £180 million at the box office. □  The film was a huge box-office success.

box|set /bɒ kset/ (boxsets ) or box set N‑COUNT A boxset is a set of episodes of a television series, films, or recordings, sold together or made available to watch or listen to at the same time. □  We should have stayed in with a pizza and a boxset.

box|wood /bɒ kswʊd/ N‑UNCOUNT Boxwood is a type of wood which is obtained from a box tree.

boxy /bɒ ksi/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Something that is boxy is similar to a square in shape and usually plain. □  …short boxy jackets.

boy ◆◆◆ /bɔ I / (boys )

1 N‑COUNT A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man. □  I knew him when he was a little boy. □  He was still just a boy.

2 N‑COUNT You can refer to a young man as a boy , especially when talking about relationships between boys and girls. □  …the age when girls get interested in boys.

3 N‑COUNT [usu poss N ] Someone's boy is their son. [INFORMAL ] □  Eric was my cousin Edward's boy. □  I have two boys.

4 N‑COUNT You can refer to a man as a boy , especially when you are talking about him in an affectionate way. [INFORMAL , FEELINGS ] □  …the local boy who made President. □  'Come on boys', he shouted to the sailors.

5 → see also backroom boy , blue-eyed boy , bully-boy , head boy , messenger boy , office boy , old boy , stable boy , Teddy boy

6 EXCLAM Some people say ' boy ' or ' oh boy ' in order to express feelings of excitement or admiration. [mainly AM , INFORMAL , FEELINGS ] □  Oh Boy! Just think what I could tell him. COLLOCATIONS boy NOUN

1

noun + boy : baby; country, farm

adjective + boy : little, small, young; adolescent, teenage; bad, clever, good, naughty

4

noun + boy : pin-up, poster, wonder; birthday

adjective + boy : golden

bo y band (boy bands ) N‑COUNT A boy band is a band consisting of young men who sing pop music and dance. Boy bands are especially popular with teenage girls.

boy|cott /bɔ I kɒt/ (boycotts , boycotting , boycotted ) VERB If a country, group, or person boycotts a country, organization, or activity, they refuse to be involved with it in any way because they disapprove of it. □ [V n] The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections. ● N‑COUNT Boycott is also a noun. □ [+ of/against/on ] Opposition leaders had called for a boycott of the vote.

boy|friend ◆◇◇ /bɔ I frend/ (boyfriends ) N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] Someone's boyfriend is a man or boy with whom they are having a romantic or sexual relationship. □  I don't know if she's got a boyfriend or not.

boy|hood /bɔ I hʊd/ N‑UNCOUNT Boyhood is the period of a male person's life during which he is a boy. □  He has been a Derby County supporter since boyhood.

boy|ish /bɔ I I ʃ/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a man as boyish , you mean that he is like a boy in his appearance or behaviour, and you find this characteristic quite attractive. [APPROVAL ] □  She was relieved to see his face light up with a boyish grin. □  He loves to learn, and has a boyish enthusiasm for life. ●  boy|ish|ly ADV □  John grinned boyishly.

2 ADJ If you describe a girl or woman as boyish , you mean that she looks like a boy, for example because she has short hair or small breasts. □  …her tall, boyish figure.