box vs chest

box and chest both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
box	Yes	No	Yes	No
chest	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chest is a hyponym of box; that is, chest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than box:

box (noun)	chest (noun)
a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)	box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid	furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people	the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance	the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
the driver's seat on a coach
any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
evergreen shrubs or small trees
the quantity contained in a box
a rectangular drawing
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible