carton
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- noun
- /ˈkɑrtən/
:
caja de cartón
- The eggs are then placed into one dozen cartons to take to the supermarket.
- milk cartons
- egg cartons
- cardboard cartons
These are blending sponges that come in a little egg carton.
- These are blending sponges that come in a little egg carton.
- Excuse me, I drink water out of a out of a paper carton.
- So honestly, what Blossom did there is probably the best thing to use an eggshell carton for.
- So like egg carton material, the box's job is to keep the product safe and to then die an honorable death in a composting pile somewhere.
- I see Beauty blender comes a little egg carton.
- Maybe you have a gravity bong, which is a a bucket with a a note carton with a bottom cut off of it.
Examples
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My father proudly passed out small cartons of milk and one straw each.
Fiction book (1993) -
I bought a carton of milk at the grocery store.
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And we just shared an entire carton of ice cream.
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No, I think the carton will be okay.
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You can carry your own carton.
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I got that carton of developer you asked for.
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I took a cardboard carton of eggs out and placed them on the floor.
Fiction book (1993) -
Give me a couple of cartons of that gum.
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Ethel pulled open the refrigerator, which she had stocked with cartons of Ruth's brand.
Fiction book (1993) -
The modern packaged soybean milk, in plastic bottles or cartons, has made consumption at home much more convenient.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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A thing that holds or stores items, for example a box
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A strong wooden box for storing or moving things and the amount inside it
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A box made of cardboard used for packing or storing things
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A box used for holding goods, often for shipping
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A large strong container used to hold things for moving or storage
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A large strong box used to hold goods for storage or shipping
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Etymology
Carton comes from an old French and Italian word meaning 'paper' or 'card', the same idea you see in cardboard. So a carton is simply a box made from paper-like material used to hold and store things.