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31packet — 1. a serious wound or death Literally, a small pack, hence an article sent by post, as in the packet boat which carried the mail. See also catch a packet1. 2. a venereal disease Another unwelcome small pack for soldiers in the… …
32packet — noun 1》 a paper or cardboard container. 2》 (a packet) informal, chiefly Brit. a large sum of money. 3》 dated a boat travelling at regular intervals between two ports, originally for the conveyance of mail. 4》 Computing a block of data transmitted …
33packet — paketas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. core; pack; package; packet; packet bunch; stack vok. Bündel, n; Paket, n rus. пакет, m pranc. groupe, m; lot, m; paquet, m …
34packet — / pækɪt/ noun a small box of goods for selling ● Can you get me a packet of cigarettes? ● She bought a packet of biscuits. ● We need two packets of filing cards. ♦ item sold in packets of 20 items are sold in boxes containing 20 items each …
35packet — noun Etymology: Middle English pekette, pakat, from Anglo French pacquet, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch pak pack Date: 15th century 1. a. a small bundle or parcel b. a small thin package c. British (1) pay envelope (2) …
36packet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. package; packet boat, paquebot; mail boat, steamer, coaster. See ship. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A small bundle or container] Syn. pack, receptacle, parcel; see container , package 1 . 2. [A ship with a… …
37Packet — Paket Das Substantiv Paket ist seit dem 16. Jahrhundert bezeugt und ist entlehnt aus dem französischen paquet. Im Gegensatz zum Verb packen wird Paket mit einfachem k geschrieben. Lediglich der englische, in der EDV Sprache geläufige Fachausdruck …
38packet — noun a small packet of jelly beans Syn: pack, carton, (cardboard) box, container, case, package …
39packet — Noun. 1. The male genitals. 2. A sizeable amount of money. E.g. I earnt a packet working overtime last weekend …
40packet — pack•et [[t]ˈpæk ɪt[/t]] n. 1) a small package or parcel of anything: a packet of letters[/ex] 2) naut. navig. a small vessel that carries mail, passengers, and goods regularly on a fixed route 3) inf Informal. a large amount of money 4) cmp cmp… …
