box- root words — words with the box- root

The root box- comes from Greek buxis, meaning container. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including shadowbox, snuffbox, soapbox, toolbox. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the box- root

Explore words with box- — words containing the box- root and sharing its sense of "container". Examples include shadowbox, snuffbox, soapbox, toolbox. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does box- mean?

The box- root means container, from Greek buxis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.