carton
A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light…A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
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Examples
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6 senses(countable, uncountable)A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
Stange
блокblok
блокblok
(countable, uncountable)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
Karton
коро́бкаkoróbka, паке́тpakét
(Australia, countable, uncountable)A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
More meanings 3
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A kind of thin pasteboard.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A shot that strikes this disc.
- the quantity contained in a carton
- a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
Origin
Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.
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Forms
plural: cartonsSynonyms
5 synonyms- the quantity contained in a carton:cartonful
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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