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
  • Detectives located Ponce-Maqueda in an RV near rooster cages.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The gambling animals are out of the zoo, and putting the meerkats, lions and back in their cages is not going to happen.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of cage
Noun
  • These include tons of fun stationery items like cards, journals, pens and other paper goods.
    — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026
  • For those obsessed with paper and pens (guilty), Yoseka Stationery in Greenpoint stocks the very best in Japanese stationery design—from Hobonichi journals to Kaweco fountain pens.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of pen
Noun
  • The manufacturer says the drone can carry 330 pounds and is equipped with signal jammers and autonomous navigation to counter Russian electronic warfare systems.
    — DEREK GATOPOULOS, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Anello has gray hair and brown eyes, is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs approximately 150 pounds.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 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
  • George pounds, folds, and squeezes the dough as Minicuci watches.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Additionally, the worm has expandable sections built in its head and tail inspired by a type of Japanese origami called kirigami, that uses cuts as well as folds.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of fold
Noun
  • In June, his daughter was visiting and spotted temporary coops going up before a permit had been filed.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of coop
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