Words / B1

TOYB-oks/ˈtɔɪ bɒks/

A toy box (id: toy-box) is a box for storing children’s toys. A locker is for school bags; a treasure chest is play language. Nursery: put the toys in the toy box; a trip hazard on the placement still goes in the accident book.

Meaning

A box for storing children’s toys.

Examples

• “Put the nursery toys in the toy box; a trip hazard on the placement still goes in the accident book.”
• “A toy-box lid still needs to close softly; slamming it on fingers is a first-aid report.”

Good to know

a toy box. Contrast: a locker / a crate. Nursery / placements. Countable boxes. Mix-up: a toy is the plaything; the box is the store, not a toy itself unless it is a play chest.

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