carton

«carton» in Mova's school dictionary: a box made of cardboard or plastic, like an egg carton or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (carton, cartons)

meaning for a pupil

1) A carton is a box made of cardboard or plastic, like an egg carton or a milk carton. tree →

2) A carton is the amount it holds: «a carton of juice». tree →

sense in the lessons

a container with a fixed number inside (eggs, milk); recycling in everyday life; phrases «egg carton», «milk carton», «a carton of»

examples

• A carton has 12 eggs. tree →
• She bought 3 cartons of milk. tree →
• How many cartons for 60 eggs? tree →
• Each carton of juice holds 1 liter. tree →
• Put the empty carton in the recycling bin. tree →
• We made a boat from a milk carton. tree →
• Check the eggs in the carton for cracks. tree →
• A half carton holds 6 eggs. tree →
• The carton of yogurt is in the fridge. tree →
• Squash the carton before you recycle it. tree →

note

Total = cartons × things per carton; or divide to find cartons. Trap: an egg carton is often 12, but read the number given. Do not confuse «carton» with «cartoon» (a funny drawing or film).

In the corpora

• Then it goes into cartons and bottles and back into the cold, all the way to your fridge.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «carton» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.