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Cartons

An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.

📖 Definitions of "Cartons"

noun
  1. 1

    An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.

    "a carton of milk"

  2. 2

    A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.

  3. 3

    A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.

  4. 4

    A kind of thin pasteboard.

verb
  1. 1

    To put in a carton.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cartons"

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cartonfulnounAs much as a carton will hold.
binsnoun(slang) Eyeglasses or spectacles.
bollardsnounA similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.
boothsE.H.Booth & Co.,Limited, trading as Booths, is a chain of high-end supermarkets in Northern England.
boxesnounSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.
bulletsnoun(poker slang) A pair of aces as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em
canistersnounA cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).
cansnoun(colloquial) headphones
cardsnounCard games.
cartridgenoun(firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
cartridgesnoun(firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
casesnounAn actual event, situation, or fact.
casingsnoun(UK, dialect, archaic) Dried cattle dung used as fuel.
cassettesnounA small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.
chestsnoun(anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
clubsnoun(card games) One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣.
coffersnounA strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
containersnounAn item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
crabsnoun(slang) Pubic lice.
cratesnounA large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.

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