live-box

noun

Definition of live-boxnext
as in cage

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  1. cage
  2. pen
  3. pound
  4. corral
  5. fold
  6. coop
Noun
  • Developed with Montex, the silhouettes combined an everyday piece—such as a yellow lingerie dress—with a collapsible overlayer, for example a tent-like structure in transparent lace or a cage of leather bows.
    — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The kitchen was open to the living/dining area, and a room with storage cages was down the hall.
    — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of cage
Noun
  • For about five days, the murres rotate between the drying pens — which blow warm air on the birds — and 80-degree pools of water inside the clinic.
    — Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Of the 14 horses who live in immaculate pens on the property, the majority were rescued from kill pens.
    — Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of pen
Noun
  • Maneuvering the 145-pound king upstairs was a two-person job.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The single-seat aircraft weighs about 253 pounds with batteries and includes a ballistic parachute and an automatic landing function.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of pound
Noun
  • After several miles and several hours, the herd is contained, and visitors can gather at the corrals outside the Custer State Park Bison Center to watch crews work.
    — Mary Beaumont, Midwest Living, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Jones, who has reportedly been able to sell wild horses without online advertisements or a sign at his corral, is not the only allegedly questionable reseller.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of corral
Noun
  • Hilly woods or swamps with lots of folds, ditches, and creeks are best for ground hunting.
    — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Sixpack offers a bit of an outstretched hand to try to woo those buyers back to the Dodge fold.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of fold
Noun
  • Monster depicts Lizzie keeping a great number of doves as her dear pets, housing them in an elaborate coop out back.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Kept in coops throughout the region, the birds are routinely tested for viruses.
    — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of coop
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“Live-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live-box. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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