Box
Box noun - A covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things.
Usage example: filled a whole box with books
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Synonyms for Box
Carton is a synonym for box in container topic. In some cases you can use "Carton" instead a noun "Box", when it comes to topics like thing, wrapping. popular alternative
Nearby Word: boxed
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Both words in one sentence
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She throws an entire carton of eggs, styrofoam container and all, into a bowl, along with the sugar box.
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The cashier asks Mother Goose to move to a different lane, claiming she has a bag of 10 apples, a carton of 12 eggs, a bunch of 39 grapes, and a box of 1500 Cheerios.
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Family Matters: A teacher frequently does this with a juice box, a milk carton, and an orange, thus revealing her increasing irritation with Steve Urkel, who keeps interrupting her, then has the unmitigated gall to chastise HER for interrupting him.
Source: A Glass in the Hand
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