Definitions for carton
ˈkɑr tncar·ton

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. carton, cartonfulnoun

   the quantity contained in a carton

2. cartonnoun

   a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cartonnoun

   An inexpensive, disposable box-like creation fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. It is designed to hold things for a short period of time and be discarded or recycled after use.

   Etymology: From carton.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cartonnoun

   pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box

   Etymology: [F. See Cartoon.]

Freebase(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Carton

   Carton is the name of certain types of containers typically made from tetra pak and paperboard which is also sometimes known as cardboard. Many types of cartons are used in packaging. Sometimes a carton is also called a box.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Carton

   kär′ton, n. a thin pasteboard, a box made from such: a small disc within the bull's-eye of the target, a shot that strikes this.—ns. Car′tonnage, pasteboard: the outer covering of a mummy; Car′ton-pierre′, statuary pasteboard, a kind of papier-maché. [Fr. See Cartoon.]

Matched Categories

1. • Box
   • Containerful

Anagrams for carton »

1. contra, Contra

2. craton

3. cantor

4. Contra

How to pronounce carton?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of carton in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of carton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of carton in a Sentence

1. Rich Hall, "Sniglets":

   Lactomangulation, n.: Manhandling the "open here" spout on a milk carton so badly that one has to resort to using the "illegal" side.

2. Michael Castellano:

   The catering company was removing their items onto Worth Street — there was a truck there, we now know, [They were] using the bench closer to the curb as kind of like the wait station… and left that item there in the red carton.

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