| Analytical description of lexical homophones’ meanings: |
| 1.1.Essence of the object |
| Box – 1 |
container |
| Box – 2 |
container |
| Box – 3 |
equipment |
| Box – 4 |
equipment |
| Box – 5 |
container |
| Box – 6 |
production |
| Box – 7 |
measurement |
| Box – 8 |
space |
| Box – 9 |
place |
| Box – 10 |
area |
| Box – 11 |
space |
| Box – 12 |
address |
| Box – 13 |
plant |
| Box – 14 |
punch |
| Box – 15 |
area |
| Box – 16 |
equipment |
| Box – 17 |
area |
| 1.2. Explanation of the essence of the object |
| Box – 1 |
a square or rectangular container with stiff sides and sometimes a lid (Cambridge English Dictionary: Meanings & Definitions, n.d.) |
| Box – 2 |
an open cargo container of a vehicle (Cambridge English Dictionary: Meanings & Definitions, n.d.) |
| Box – 3 |
a self-contained piece of electronic equipment, an automobile transmission etc. (Cambridge English Dictionary: Meanings & Definitions, n.d.) |
| Box – 4 |
television, a signaling apparatus, etc. (Cambridge English Dictionary: Meanings & Definitions, n.d.) |
| Box – 5 |
a small enclosed container for a dead body (Cambridge English Dictionary: Meanings & Definitions, n.d.) |
| Box – 6 |
the contents of the box (Cambridge English Dictionary: Meanings & Definitions, n.d.) |
| Box – 7 |
a measure of quantity (Cambridge English Dictionary: Meanings & Definitions, n.d.) |
| Box – 8 |
a form, sports field, road, etc. (Cambridge English Dictionary: Meanings & Definitions, n.d.) |
| Box – 9 |
a small enclosed place, various small cubicles, kiosks, or shelters (Macmillan Dictionary, n.d.) |
| Box – 10 |
a small separate area with seats in a theatre or at a sports ground or stadium (Macmillan Dictionary, n.d.) |
| Box – 11 |
any square or rectangular space for writing on a form or computer screen (Macmillan Dictionary, n.d.) |
| Box – 12 |
a cell for holding mail (Merriam-Webster dictionary, n.d.) |
| Box – 13 |
a small evergreen tree with small, shiny leaves (Cambridge English Dictionary: Meanings & Definitions, n.d.) |
| Box – 14 |
a slap with the fist especially on the ear (Merriam-Webster dictionary, n.d.) |
| Box – 15 |
a small separate area with a driver’s seat on a carriage or coach (Macmillan Dictionary, n.d.) |
| Box – 16 |
irrigation equipment for dividing water (Collins Online Dictionary, n.d.) |
| Box – 17 |
a small separate area (compartment) for a horse (Macmillan Dictionary, n.d.) |
| 2. Analytical description of the object’s functions: |
| 2.1. Task, action, or activity of the object |
| Box – 1 |
to hold |
| Box – 2 |
to transport |
| Box – 3 |
to move |
| Box – 4 |
to inform |
| Box – 5 |
to hold |
| Box – 6 |
to hold |
| Box – 7 |
to measure |
| Box – 8 |
to separate |
| Box – 9 |
to separate |
| Box – 10 |
to separate |
| Box – 11 |
to separate |
| Box – 12 |
to hold mail |
| Box – 13 |
to construct |
| Box – 14 |
to hit |
| Box – 15 |
to separate |
| Box – 16 |
to separate |
| Box – 17 |
to separate |
| 2.2. Explanation of the functional essence of the object. Designed and used |
| Box – 1 |
to contain and/or store something, to give something as a present |
| Box – 2 |
to hold or carry smth. |
| Box – 3 |
for controlling, generating, supplying, transforming or transmitting electricity etc. |
| Box – 4 |
to convey information |
| Box – 5 |
as a container in which a dead body is buried or cremated |
| Box – 6 |
for designation what is contained in smth. |
| Box – 7 |
for measuring something |
| Box – 8 |
for separating from the main area by lines |
| Box – 9 |
as a small country house |
| Box – 10 |
to separate from the other seats in a theatre or at the side of a sports field |
| Box – 11 |
to separate from the main area by lines |
| Box – 12 |
as a place where letters can be sent and from which you can collect them |
| Box – 13 |
to form hedges, borders, and topiary figures |
| Box – 14 |
to strike with the fist |
| Box – 15 |
as a seat where the person who is driving sits |
| Box – 16 |
to dividing water into two or more ditches in an irrigation system |
| Box – 17 |
to held a horse immediately prior to the start of a race |
