secret box
Concealed storage compartment
A secret box is a container with a hidden compartment or concealed opening mechanism, designed to keep contents private.
The term applies to puzzle boxes requiring specific sequences to open, furniture with hidden drawers, or any box whose contents or method of access is deliberately obscured: She kept her grandmother's ring in a secret box behind the bookshelf.
- hiddenKept out of sight
- hidden compartmentConcealed storage space
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- buried treasureValuables interred for safekeeping
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
locked · lock and key · compartment · false bottom · stash · cache · keepsake · chest · hope chest · safe · safe deposit · puzzle · concealed · private · diary · jewelry · contraband · hideaway
- puzzlespuzzles, sudoku, jigsaw puzzle, puzzle cube, crossword
- puzzle boxessliding puzzle, cryptex
- keepsake boxeshope chest, time capsule
secret boxdisplay case
Enclosed viewing cabinet
showcase · display cabinet · vitrine · trophy case · curio cabinet
secret boxopen box
Container lacking closure
public bin · open container · donation box · suggestion box · collection box
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