Definitions for witness-box

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Spelling: [wit-nis-boks]
IPA: /ˈwɪt nɪsˌbɒks/

Witness-Box is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 455 anagrams from letters in witness-box (-beinosstwx).

Definitions for witness-box

noun

  1. witness stand.

Origin of witness-box

First recorded in 1800-10

Examples for witness-box

"Ah, well, we needn't tell that when she goes into the witness-box," said Carfax.

RUTH comes into court, and takes her stand stoically in the witness-box.

He was in the witness-box, and felt that one syllable might place him in the dock.

But the Cambrian had stout friends to put in the witness-box.

The crown lawyers will have you up in the witness-box till they've drained you dry.

For, come what might, he felt that Grell's place was rather in the witness-box than in the dock.

You are put into the witness-box; see that you speak out when you are there.

Once there was an old lady of a “hard” type in the witness-box in an American city.

In the witness-box a young man was standing, and his head was down.

On the 25th George Stephenson was called into the witness-box.

Word Value for witness-box
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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