Question 1 · Quick check
carton
CEFRB1
/ˈkɑːtən/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A light container made of cardboard or paper.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
Examples
For some people, home is a cardboard carton in Tokyo.
That child shut up a cat in the carton.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 4
Also pronounced
- [ˈkʰɑɹʔn̩]
- /ˈkɑːtn̩/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
verb
Extra meaningTo put in a carton.
More examples
In contexta carton of milk or eggs
Mr Yunupingu was referred to the clinic where I was working at that time, Northside Clinic, for treatment of his alcohol problem. I think he described drinking between one and four cartons every single day - it's quite a phenomenal amount.
The more business he got, the greater his power seemed to grow of getting at its pith and marrow; and however late at night he sat carousing with Sydney Carton, he always had his points at his fingers' ends in the morning.
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Origin
noun
Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.