Usually means: Enclosed display case for memorabilia.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word shadowbox:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. shadowbox: Merriam-Webster
  2. shadowbox: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. shadowbox: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. shadowbox: Vocabulary.com
  5. Shadowbox, shadowbox: Wordnik
  6. shadowbox: Wiktionary
  7. shadowbox: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. shadowbox: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. shadowbox: Dictionary.com
  10. shadowbox: Rhymezone
  11. shadowbox: FreeDictionary.org
  12. shadowbox: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. shadowbox: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. shadowbox: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See shadowboxed as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (shadowbox)

noun:  A diorama or shallow display case, usually with a glass front.
noun:  A rectangular display area that is set off with a frame or drop shadow.
noun:  A box with a light inside used for reading X-ray images.
noun:  A shade that surrounds a lit display or screen to make it easier to read in bright environments.
verb:  (boxing, martial arts) To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror.
verb:  To engage in evasive maneuvers; to avoid addressing something directly.
verb:  (figuratively) Argue with an imaginary enemy.
verb:  To display in a shadowbox.

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