Carton vs. Cardboard

Cartonnoun

An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.

Cartonnoun

A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.

Cartonnoun

(archaic) A kind of thin pasteboard.

Cartonnoun

(archaic) A small disc within the bullseye of a target.

Cartonnoun

(archaic) A shot that strikes this disc.

Cartonverb

To put in a carton.

Cartonnoun

Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box.

Cartonnoun

the quantity contained in a carton

Cartonnoun

a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top

Cartonnoun

a small, light box or container in which drinks or foodstuffs are packaged

Cartonnoun

a large container of goods.

Carton

A carton is a box or container usually made of liquid packaging board, paperboard and sometimes of corrugated fiberboard. Many types of cartons are used in packaging.

Cardboardnoun

A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs.

Cardboardadjective

Made of or resembling cardboard; (figurative) flat or flavorless.

Cardboardnoun

A stiff compact pasteboard of various qualities, for making cards, etc., often having a polished surface.

Cardboardnoun

a stiff moderately thick paper

Cardboardadjective

resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness;

Cardboardadjective

without substance;

Cardboard

Cardboard is a generic term for heavy-duty paper-based products having greater thickness and superior durability or other specific mechanical attributes to paper; such as foldability, rigidity and impact resistance. The construction can range from a thick sheet known as paperboard to corrugated fiberboard which is made of multiple corrugated and flat layers.