carton
/ˈkɑːtən/US/ˈkɑɹtn̩/
carton noun: an inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
Noun
carton (countable and uncountable, plural cartons)
- An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
- a carton of milk or eggs
- Synonyms:
- cardboard box, container, package
- A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
- A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
- Mr Yunupingu was referred to the clinic where I was working at that time, Northside Clinic, for treatment of his alcohol problem. I think he described drinking between one and four cartons every single day - it's quite a phenomenal amount.2009 October 19, Oliver O'Connell, Message From Mr Yunupingu
- Synonyms:
- case
- A kind of thin pasteboard.
- A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
- A shot that strikes this disc.
Verb
carton (third-person singular simple present cartons, present participle cartoning, simple past and past participle cartoned)
- To put in a carton.
Proper noun capitalized: Carton
Carton
- A surname.
- The more business he got, the greater his power seemed to grow of getting at its pith and marrow; and however late at night he sat carousing with Sydney Carton, he always had his points at his fingers' ends in the morning.1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
carton meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
carton in Hindi
- कार्टन
carton in Tamil
- அட்டைப்பெட்டி, எய்குறியின் நடுவில் உள்ள வெள்ளைச்சில்லு, மையச் சில்லின்மேல் படும் வேட்டு, பொருள்கள் வைப்பதற்கான அட்டைப்பெட்டி, பெட்டிகள் செய்வதற்குப் பயன்படும் அட்டை
carton in Marathi
- कार्टन, कार्टनला
carton in Urdu
- کارٹن
More languagesFewer languages
- carton in Bengali
- কার্টন
- carton in Telugu
- కార్టన్కు, కార్టన్
- carton in Malayalam
- കാർഡ്ബോർഡ് പെട്ടി, പേസ്റ്റ്ബോർഡുകൊണ്ടുണ്ടാക്കിയ പെട്ടി
- carton in Kannada
- ರಟ್ಟುಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ
- carton in Punjabi
- ਕਾਰਟਨ
- carton in Gujarati
- કાર્ટન
- carton in Odia
- କାର୍ଟନ, କାର୍ଟନ୍
- carton in Nepali
- कार्टन
- carton in Arabic
- كَرْتُون kartūn, كَرْتُونَة kartūna, عَرُوسَة ʕarūsa
- carton in Indonesian
- karton, slop
- carton in Thai
- กล่อง glɔ̀ng
- carton in Vietnamese
- hộp, hộp giấy, hộp các-tông
- carton in Myanmar
- ကာတွန်း ka-twan:
Examples of carton in a sentence
- The life of this milk carton may be thousands of years in this landfill.
- We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.
- I enjoy fudge ripple ice cream, but I especially like to dig through the carton to get at the ripple part and eat only that.
Synonyms of carton
Forms of carton
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cartons |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | cartons |
| present participle | cartoning |
| past participle | cartoned |
| past | cartoned |
Origin of carton
Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.
Words formed from carton
Phrases with carton
Words that rhyme with carton
Questions about carton
- What does carton mean?
- Carton means an inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
- What is carton in Hindi?
- Carton in Hindi is कार्टन. See Carton meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is carton?
- Carton can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce carton?
- Carton is pronounced /ˈkɑːtən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of carton?
- The plural of carton is cartons.
Words near carton in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: carton (page history and authors); Carton (page history and authors); carton (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carton (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carton (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carton (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carton (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carton (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carton (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carton (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carton (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carton (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carton (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carton (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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