packet
/ˈpæk.ɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat. Packet boat, ship, vessel (Wikipedia).
noun
A specimen envelope containing small, dried plants or containing parts of plants when attached to a larger sheet.
noun
A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks (Wikipedia).
noun
A protocol data unit of the Internet Protocol.
noun
A plastic bag.
Example Sentences
- "Don't throw the crisp packet on the floor!"
- "a packet of letters"
- "a packet of biscuits"
- "(archaic) a travel bag containing clothing, nightwear and other accessories."
- "With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, Mount Vernon, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks."
- "The wooden jetty on the East Pier had become worm-eaten and was demolished, but the Admiralty lent an old hulk to serve as a rough-and-ready packet facility."
Etymology
From Middle English pacquet; either from Middle French pacquet, or formed independently from pak and -et.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpæk.ɪt/
- British English: /ˈpæk.ɪt/