carton

Milk comes in

A carton is a lightweight container, typically made of cardboard or paperboard: a carton of eggs, a carton of milk, a carton of cigarettes.

The word suggests something boxlike and disposable, distinct from heavier containers like crates or permanent packaging like bottles.

cardboard

corrugated

Formed into parallel folds

linerboard · pulp · folding · rigid · flatpack · crease · flap · tab · perforated · tearaway

recycle

sustainability

Capacity to endure indefinitely

eco-friendly · compostable · paperboard · curbside · sorting · landfill · renewable · green · repulp · flatten

container

box

Lidded storage container

  • crateContainer for transport
  • caseContainer or instance
  • packageWrapped item for delivery

packet · canister · bin · tub · pouch · wrapper · parcel · enclosure · casing · sachet

milk

dairy

Milk-based foods collectively

pour · spout · refrigerate · cream · whole · skim · chocolate · oat · almond · soy

eggs

dozen

Group of twelve

grade · nest · cushion · styrofoam · pulp · tray · crack · fragile · omelette · scrambled

juice

orange

Citrus with segments

grapefruit · straw · punch · tetra · aseptic · shelf-stable · concentrate · lunchbox · sippy · beverage

cigarettes

pack

Group or compress

warning · filter · menthol · smuggling · taxation · bulk · wholesale · brand · cellophane · customs

Categories
Opposites
container material/construction

cartoncrate

Container for transport

steel drum · glass jar · wooden box · plastic bin · barrel

container size/scale

cartonshipping container

Steel cargo enclosure

crate · pallet · barrel · drum · tank

packaging vs. unpackaged state

cartonbulk

Main mass or size

unpackaged · contents

Phrases
Family

cartoon, cartridge, cartons, cartonful

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G