cardboard boxes

Packing shipping containers

Cardboard boxes are containers made from stiff, heavy paper material, typically used for shipping, storage, or moving.

The phrase is so common it functions as a single lexical unit—nobody says "boxes made of cardboard." Empty cardboard boxes accumulate after moves or deliveries: The garage is full of cardboard boxes.

They're associated with homelessness, thrift, and children's imagination.

Related
  • boxLidded storage container
  • corrugatedFormed into parallel folds
  • cartonPaperboard packaging container
  • movingEmotionally affecting
  • unboxingRevealing packaged goods on camera

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Opposites
material composition

cardboard boxeswooden crates

Containers made from planks

glass jars · ceramic vessels · steel drums · Tupperware

permanence and reusability

cardboard boxesbuilt-in shelving

Permanent recessed wall storage

filing cabinets · storage lockers · custom cabinetry · shipping containers

storage approach

cardboard boxesopen shelving

Unenclosed horizontal storage surfaces

Family

card, board, cards, boxes, boxer, boxed, cardboard, boarding, boarder

Familiarity
Top 20,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G