hotbox
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.85 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents.
noun
A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents.
noun
An overheated shaft bearing.
noun
An overheated shaft bearing.
noun
A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose.
noun
A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose.
noun
A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose.
noun
A room or compartment that is kept artificially warm for some purpose.
Example Sentences
- "We made a hundred pizzas with a variety of toppings and put them in hotboxes — portable sterno heaters."
- "A hotbox is made from two nonflammable, insulated bags ( resembling mini beanbags ) and works like this: you place semi - cooked, hot food into the hotbox and the retained heat will complete the cooking process ."
- "They collected the food – each meal on two covered tin plates and the whole lot contained in large metal hotboxes – from the old people's home, Wisteria Lodge."
- "First, in the early 1860s, he dabbled with hotboxes—simple devices that used a wooden box with a glass lid to trap heat from the sun."
- "A hotbox is a wonderful way to slow-cook your food. And it saves lots of electricity too."
- "As I looked around the living room, there were 2 hotboxes and a kadai covered with an aluminium plate kept at the coffee table. By the time I walked towards the hotboxes to check what's inside, Rashmi came outside from the kitchen."