Collocations for box - noun

oblong, rectangular, square | upturned
They were sitting round the fire on upturned boxes.

cardboard | storage | chocolate, cigar, egg | jewel/jewellery, shoe, tool (also ‘toolbox’) | cassette, CD, video | gift | lunch, sandwich | first-aid | (safe/safety) deposit, security
There is a safety deposit box in every room of the hotel.

cash, money
The cash box was kept in the safe at the back of the shop. | She opened her money box to see if she had saved enough for a tennis racket.

collection, donation
The exhibition is free, but there is a collection box for donations.

pile, stack

fill, pack
She filled the box with old clothes.

pack sth in/into, put sth in/into, put sth away in, store sth in
We packed all the books into boxes.

remove sth from, take sth out of | empty, unpack | open | close, shut | lock

contain sth, be filled with/full of sth, hold sth
This box holds ten candles and costs £21.

be labelled sth, be marked sth
a box marked ‘fragile’

be covered in/with sth, be lined with sth
The dog sleeps in a box lined with an old blanket.

in/into a/the ~, inside a/the ~, out of a/the ~ | ~ of
a box of chocolates

the lid of a box

soundproof | call, phone, telephone | jury, witness | commentary, press
There was a babble of languages in the commentary box when the race began.

director''s, executive, hospitality
They drank champagne as they watched the match from the executive box.

private, Royal
a private box at the theatre

signal | horse (also ‘horsebox’)
The car in front was pulling a horsebox.

in/into a/the ~

appropriate, relevant
Tick the relevant box below.

dialog/dialogue
Click on ‘open file’ in the dialogue box.

question

fill in, put sth in, tick, write (sth) in
Put a cross in the box if you agree with the comments.

in/into a/the ~