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egg carton

egg carton noun: a specialized container, usually made of cardboard, with indentations for holding individual eggs.

egg carton: a specialized container, usually made of cardboard, with indentations for holding individual eggs
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Noun

egg carton (plural egg cartons)

  1. A specialized container, usually made of cardboard, with indentations for holding individual eggs.

Forms of egg carton

pluralegg cartons

Questions about egg carton

What does egg carton mean?
Egg carton means a specialized container, usually made of cardboard, with indentations for holding individual eggs.
What part of speech is egg carton?
Egg carton is a noun.
What is the plural of egg carton?
The plural of egg carton is egg cartons.

Words near egg carton in the dictionary

  1. egg bursters
  2. egg butter
  3. egg butters
  4. egg capsule
  5. egg capsules
  6. egg carton
  7. egg cartons
  8. egg case
  9. egg cases
  10. egg cell
  11. egg cells

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