dropbox

drop box

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈdɹɑp.bɑks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈdɹɑp.bɑks/

Definitions of dropbox word

noun dropbox a box for holding shuttles on a loom, as a box loom, used on either side of the race plate in weaving cloth having a variety of colors in the filling. 1
noun dropbox A box wherein objects can be deposited by one person for later collection by another. 1
noun dropbox (computing) A computer folder to which files may be dragged and dropped and from which users of other computers on the network can access those files. 0
noun dropbox (sewing) An enhancement to a loom that allows patterns of multiple colors to be woven from the same loom. 0

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Origin of dropbox

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Dropbox

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dropbox

dropbox popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dropbox usage trend in Literature

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