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inboxes

inboxes is the plural of inbox.

inboxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of inbox.

Meaning of inbox

Noun

inbox (plural inboxes)

  1. A container in which papers to be dealt with are put.
    Synonyms:
    in-basket, in-tray
    Antonyms:
    outbox
  2. An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.
    • Your goal with the remaining emails is to take care of them and remove them from your inbox as soon as possible.2014, Bonnie Hillman Shay, Take Charge of Your Email Inbox, page 35
  3. (figuratively) The aggregate of items that demand one's attention or effort.
    • The kids, my ex, my parents, the job, bills — my inbox is full.

See all 5 meanings of inbox

Questions about inboxes

What is inboxes the plural of?
Inboxes is the plural of inbox.

Words near inboxes in the dictionary

  1. inbounding
  2. inbounds
  3. inbox
  4. inbox zero
  5. inboxed
  6. inboxes
  7. inboxing
  8. inbread
  9. inbreaded
  10. inbreading
  11. inbreads

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inboxes (page history and authors); inbox (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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