live-boxes

noun

plural of live-box
as in cages

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  1. cages
  2. pounds
  3. runs
  4. pens
  5. corrals
  6. folds
  7. coops
Noun
  • Use bulb cages or buried layers of hardware cloth to repel rodents, and try adding tree guards and fencing to fend off larger animals.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In 2018, reporters visited the Ursula detention center in South Texas, an old warehouse housing hundreds of children in a series of cages bound by metal fencing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of cages
Noun
  • Nearly 2 pounds of the meteorite was discovered in the Sahara in Mali in 2022, and most is now held by a museum in Maine.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Though ranchers are able to partly compensate by raising cattle that weigh hundreds of pounds more than their 1950s counterparts, rising production costs hit every stage of the beef supply chain.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of pounds
Noun
  • This is punctured by a wailing refrain from Lyons, whose runs serve as a continual anchor to the jazz tradition throughout his time with Taylor.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Center fielder Julio Rodríguez and first baseman Josh Naylor also had career-worst seasons, and the Mariners scored just 664 runs — third-fewest in the majors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of runs
Noun
  • Below the large windows draped in both fake and live ivy vines sits a chalkboard with a basket of pens and pieces of paper.
    — Heather L. Whitley, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
  • These include tons of fun stationery items like cards, journals, pens and other paper goods.
    — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of pens
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
  • Horse corrals remain in place from the princess’s time there, and an infinity-view deck takes in sunsets over the surrounding mountains.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of corrals
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 folds
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
  • Kept in coops throughout the region, the birds are routinely tested for viruses.
    — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of coops
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