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Pack Pæk Carrying Wool Group Buy Ten Information

Word pack
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / pæk / NAmE / pæk /
Example
  • a pack of cigarettes/gum
  • you can buy the envelopes in packs of ten.
  • send for your free information pack today.
  • donkeys carrying packs of wool
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pack

(noun)BrE / pæk / NAmE / pæk /
  1. a container, usually made of paper, that holds a number of the same thing or an amount of something, ready to be sold
    • compare package
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/package_1
    • a pack of cigarettes/gum
    • You can buy the envelopes in packs of ten.
  2. a set of different things that are supplied together for a particular purpose
    • Send for your free information pack today.
  3. a number of things that are wrapped or tied together, especially for carrying
    • donkeys carrying packs of wool
    • Everything she told us is a pack of lies (= a story that is completely false).
  4. a large bag that you carry on your back
    • see also backpack
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/backpack_1
    • We passed a group of walkers, carrying huge packs.
  5. a group of animals that hunt together or are kept for hunting
    • packs of savage dogs
    • wolves hunting in packs
    • a pack of hounds
  6. a group of similar people or things, especially one that you do not like or approve of
    • We avoided a pack of journalists waiting outside.
    • He's the leader of the pack.
    • Of all the newspapers, this one is the worst of the pack.
  7. all the people who are behind the leaders in a race, competition, etc.
    • See related entries: Athletics
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/athletics/pack_2
    • measures aimed at keeping the company ahead of the pack
  8. a complete set of 52 playing cards
    • a pack of cards
    • During the earthquake, buildings collapsed like a pack of cards.
  9. an organized group of cubs / Cub Scouts or brownies
    • to join a Brownie pack
  10. a hot or cold piece of soft material that absorbs liquid, used for treating a wound
    • see also face pack
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/face-pack
  11. a person or thing who could change the way that things will happen in a way that cannot be predicted
  12. Extra Examples

    • It comes in packs of six.
    • Take a card from the top of the pack.
    • The animals hunt in packs.
    • The water in his pack made it very heavy.
    • There are 52 playing cards in a pack.
    • Your information pack includes addresses of leading manufacturers.
    • a pack of cigarettes
    • a pack of dogs/wolves
    • a rechargeable battery pack
    • the dominant animal in the pack
    • Killer whales hunt in packs, as do wolves.
    • Of all the newspapers, this one is the worst of the pack.
    • Packs of savage dogs roamed the hills.
    • They have kept a pack of hounds on the estate for decades.
    • You can buy the disks in packs of ten.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pak (noun), pakken (verb). The verb appears appears early in Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman French in connection with the wool trade; trade in English wool was chiefly with the Low Countries.
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