carton

Definition

Examples

She bought a carton of milk and some bread on the way home.

Synonyms

• boxa (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
• packagea collection of things wrapped or boxed together

Collocations

• Easy buy a carton of fresh milk
  to obtain in exchange for payment regarding a carton of fresh milk
• Medium pack goods into sturdy cardboard cartons
  to pack goods into sturdy cardboard cartons, meaning to arrange in a container
• Hard heavy-duty corrugated carton shipping box
  describing heavy-duty corrugated carton shipping box (designed for heavy work)
• Very Hard inspect the intact seal on outer carton
  to inspect the intact seal on outer carton, meaning to look over carefully