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1bandbox
noun band·box \ˈban(d)-ˌbäks\
Definition of BANDBOX
1
: a usually cylindrical box of cardboard or thin wood for holding light articles of attire
2
: a structure (as a baseball park) having relatively small interior dimensions
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First Known Use of BANDBOX
1631
Rhymes with BANDBOX
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2bandbox
adjective
Definition of BANDBOX
: exquisitely neat, clean, or ordered as if just taken from a bandbox <a bandbox perfection of appearance>
— bandbox adverb
First Known Use of BANDBOX
1844
Related to BANDBOX
- Synonyms
- antiseptic, neat, crisp, groomed, kempt, orderly, picked up, prim, shipshape, smug, snug, tidied, tidy, trig, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed
- Antonyms
- disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, messy, mussed, mussy, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy
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