Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Box"

A: A Rubik's cube is a puzzle that is very hard. Maddening means "to make (you) mad" or frustrating. When the author says "As maddening as a Rubik's cube," he means "The box is making me as mad as a Rubik's cube."

A: I think that's a basketball term and it means that a person uses their body to keep another player from getting near the basket.

A: Maybe you mean "Bob's your uncle." It's a saying whose nearest translation would be the French "voilà!"

It means "that's how it goes" or "everything will work out fine."

For example: "You get a tree and a turkey, and Bob's your uncle, there's your Christmas dinner."

A: out of the box
1. thinking in creative way.
2. a product that ready to use without any installation, assembly etc.

A: A "stash box" is a box (or any container) where you stash or store things that you don't want someone else to find. Basically to "stash" something means to hide it.

For example, if you're saving money that you don't want your husband to know about, and you know that your husband doesn't like cookies, you could stash your money in the cookie jar. And you could call the cookie jar a "stash box".

Note: The British call a cookie jar a "biscuit barrel" or a "biscuit tin".

A: We need to come up with a solution to this problem. Our conventional (normal, traditional) ideas aren't working. Let's think outside the box.

I want to give him a super birthday party -- something really unusual. Can you help me think of something? We need to think outside the box.

Every year we go on holiday in France. France is great, but this year I want to do something different. Let's think outside the box.

A: “Renew”, “renewed”, and “to renew” are verbs, so they would not make sense in your question.
“Renewal” is a noun, so you can use it in that sentence.
The sentence would be

“To receive 3 renewals, please be sure the appropriate box is checked on the magazine order form.”

To use the verbs, you can say this

“To renew your subscription, please be sure the appropriate box is checked…”

“I renew my subscription every month.”

“I renewed my subscription.”

A: She loves boxes just as much as other cats.

She loves boxes because she is a cat.

A: Person A: I have trouble thinking of what to draw.

Person B: Think outside the box!

"Think outside the box" is normally not said in a sentence but is a sentence itself. It means think a little differently.

A: Noun:
My dog jumped in the box.
We moved boxes to his room.

Verb:
I am going to the gym to practice boxing.
He boxed up his stuff and left.

A: The difference I see is "the table of/in a large room." While they mean basically the same in context, there is a slight difference. "The table of a large room" implies the table belongs to that room, it is a part of it. "The table in a large room" implies the table is in the room, but nothing more. I do not think it really matters which you use unless this is creative writing. Both have the same message in context to me.

A: A box can hold items. It can have a lid but not all of the time. Usually used as a storage device. "Move that box of toys over there."
Cartons usually have a drink or food inside. "Pass me the carton of milk."
The word case has many meanings but in this sense it can hold drinks in it or other items. "did you buy a case of drinks?"

A: There isn't a practical distinction. They both mean the same thing and work well. "Inside the box" does sound a little more natural, but "of the" isn't unnatural.

A: Box es caja. Cage es jaula

A: "Have got" can also be present tense meaning it is a possession. He same as "have"

A: "Which box has four books?", "Which box has a lot of books?"... both good.

"Which box are there four books in?" and "Which box are there a lot of books in?", in these you have to switch "there are" to "are there". This happens in English when we switch from a statement to a question (it's weird, I'm so sorry for my language!).

A: Can you put the box on the table?

Take = 取る

A: A crate

A: Yes, it is a strange construction. Try to avoid it.

A: @TenneesseeGuy: mobile observation tower

A: "The box is lighter than it looks".

A: × I don't know what is in the box, but the weight makes me expect something serious.
✓ I don't know what is in the box, but it’s weight makes me expect that it is something serious.

What’s and it’s are used a lot, but it is and it’s (as in the possessive term) are both shortened to the same thing “it’s”

A: Its fine but i don't know why you would expect something ''serious''. Its not technically wrong though. If you're just trying to say that you have high expectations you can instead say ''substantial''

A: They are equally natural.

A: × What are in the box?
✓ What is in the box?

If it's clear it's multiple things, you could still say "what's in the box" or you could say "What are those" or "What are those things in the box"