strongbox
Locked metal chest
A strongbox is a sturdy, lockable container designed to protect valuables, documents, or money from theft or damage.
Typically made of heavy metal with reinforced walls and a secure locking mechanism, strongboxes range from small portable cashboxes to larger safes bolted to floors or walls.
The family kept their jewelry and important papers in a strongbox.
The term emphasizes the container's strength and security rather than its size.
Free from peril
- cashboxSecure money receptacle
- moneyboxContainer for storing coins
- cofferSecure valuables container
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
lockbox · casket · vault · piggybank · tin · caddy · till · reliquary
Mechanism requiring a key
- padlockPortable locking device
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- keyLock-opening device
- deadboltKey-operated door lock
hasp · bolt · tumbler · pickproof · tamper-proof · reinforced · fireproof · shackle
Ornamental precious stones
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- documentsFormal written records
- deedsActions or legal titles
bonds · cash · heirlooms · bullion · coins · currency · gems · securities
Place for storing things
- depositorySecure storage location
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- archivesStored historical documents
- storageSpace for keeping goods
chamber · safe-deposit · reserve · bunker
Kept out of sight
- secretConcealed information
- disguisedConcealed true identity
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
underground · buried · private · discreet · covert · undisclosed · stashed · tucked-away
safe
Free from peril
chest · lockbox · casket · vault · piggybank · tin · caddy · till · reliquary · ark
lock
Mechanism requiring a key
- padlockPortable locking device
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- keyLock-opening device
deadbolt · hasp · bolt · tumbler · pickproof · tamper-proof · reinforced · fireproof · shackle · mechanism
jewels
Ornamental precious stones
deeds · bonds · cash · heirlooms · bullion · coins · currency · gems · securities · certificates
repository
Place for storing things
- depositorySecure storage location
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- archivesStored historical documents
storage · chamber · safe-deposit · reserve · bunker
hidden
Kept out of sight
camouflaged · underground · buried · private · discreet · covert · undisclosed · stashed · tucked-away
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- bank vaultvault door, strongroom, combination lock, time lock, gold bars
- boxestoolbox, shoebox, hatbox, breadbox, matchbox
- metal containerstin can, soup cans, aluminum can, beverage cans, food cans
- royal treasurescrown jewels, imperial crown, royal regalia, imperial regalia, regalia
- safe deposit boxlockbox, vault, safe, deeds, wills
strongboxopen container
Receptacle without a lid
cardboard box · paper bag · open shelf · wallet · envelope
strongboxdisplay case
Enclosed viewing cabinet
open shelf · glass case · showcase · countertop · out in the open