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15 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• shadowbox n. A diorama or shallow display case, usually with a glass front.
• shadowbox n. A rectangular display area that is set off with a frame or drop shadow.
• shadowbox n. A box with a light inside used for reading X-ray images.
• shadowbox n. A shade that surrounds a lit display or screen to make it easier to read in bright environments.
• shadowbox v. (Boxing, martial arts) To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror.
• shadowbox v. To engage in evasive maneuvers; to avoid addressing something directly.
• shadowbox v. (Figuratively) Argue with an imaginary enemy.
• shadowbox v. To display in a shadowbox.
• shadow-box n. Alternative form of shadowbox.
• shadow-box v. Alternative form of shadowbox.
• shadow␣box n. A wall-mounted display case.
• shadow␣box v. Alternative form of shadowbox.

— English words, defined in French —

• shadowbox v. Variante de shadow-box.
• shadow-box v. (Sports de combat) Pratique un sport de combat dans le vide, sans opposant.
• shadow␣box v. Variante de shadow-box.

70 English words from 12 English definitions

actual addressing Alternative area Argue arts avoid box Boxing bright case diorama directly display display␣case drop drop␣shadow easier enemy engage environments evasive Figuratively for form frame front glass images imaginary in␣front in␣front␣of inside light lit make make␣it maneuvers martial martial␣arts mirror mounted moves of␣a off often opponent practice ray read read␣in reading rectangular screen set set␣off shade shadow shadowbox shallow something surrounds that that␣is used usually wall with without X-ray

10 English words from 3 foreign definitions

box combat dans Pratique sans shadow shadow␣box sport Sports vide

4 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

opposant sport␣de␣combat Sports␣de␣combat Variante

11 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

shadowboxed shadow-boxed shadow␣boxed shadowboxer shadowboxes shadow-boxes shadow␣boxes shadowboxers shadowboxing shadow-boxing shadow␣boxing

14 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

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8 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ahs Ahs AHS dah dahs oda Oda ODA

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