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How to pronounce packet in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bundle, package, parcel
Type of accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
Has types wisp
Type Words
Synonyms mail boat, mailboat, packet boat
Type of boat
Type Words
Type of package, parcel
Has types deck
Type Words
Type of message

Examples of packet

packet
She bought herself a packet of them and is quite generous about giving them out.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to the packet instructions and drain well.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Add a tin of sweetcorn and a packet of really cheap smoked ham and it's perfect.
From the guardian.co.uk
We also liked the sage and onion Paxo, a pimped-up version of the packet staple.
From the independent.co.uk
The back of the packet will instruct you as to the best time and depth to plant.
From the dailynews.com
Another girl took a packet of cheese and smeared it all over my daughter's face.
From the democratandchronicle.com
He said he works to have a substantial number of the big players in each packet.
From the chron.com
Tickets, $10 in advance, $12 day of, include refreshments and a packet of seeds.
From the sltrib.com
To figure out when to start the seeds, look at the calendar and the seed packet.
From the freep.com
More examples
  • Package: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
  • (computer science) a message or message fragment
  • A small package or bundle
  • Mailboat: a boat for carrying mail
  • In information technology, a packet is a formatted unit of data carried by a packet mode computer network. Computer communications links that do not support packets, such as traditional point-to-point telecommunications links, simply transmit data as a series of bytes, characters, or bits alone. ...
  • In sea transport, a packet service is a regular, scheduled service, carrying freight and passengers. The ships used for this service are called packet ships or packet boats, the seamen are called packetmen and the business is called packet trade.
  • The Columbus Packet, also known as The Packet, is a weekly newspaper published in Columbus, Mississippi (USA). It was founded in 1991 by its current and sole editor and publisher, Roger Larsen.
  • A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters, a packet of crisps, a packet of biscuits; 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 ...
  • (Packets) A block of information sometimes called a cell, frame, data unit, service unit, or signaling unit. Although each of these elements do have unique attributes, in essence, all are packets.