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car·ton
 carton
- pronunciation:
- kar
t
 n
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a box made of cardboard or coated paper.
The kids played in the large cartons that the furniture came in.Who put the empty milk carton back in the refrigerator?There are twelve eggs in a carton.
- synonyms:
- box, case
- similar words:
- container, package
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| definition 2: |
the contents of such a box.
They drank the whole carton of milk at breakfast.- synonyms:
- box, case
- similar words:
- boxful, container
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| related words: |
parcel |
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