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“Packs” or “Pax”

packs / pax are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

packs p·AE·k·s

  • nouna complete collection of similar things.
  • nouna convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film).
  • nouna group of hunting animals.
  • nouna cream that cleanses and tones the skin.
  • nouna sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect.
  • nouna bundle (especially one carried on the back).
  • verbarrange in a container.
  • verbfill to capacity.
  • verbcompress into a wad.
  • verbcarry, as on one's back.
  • verbset up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome.
  • verbseal with packing.
  • verbload with a pack.
  • verbtreat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood.

pax p·AE·k·s

  • noun(Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist.
Usage

Examples in context

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“packs”

  • Glitch Strikers will contain level packs, in which each pack pertains…
  • …graphic images on the cigarette packs to show the adverse long-term…
  • …Old Droog - "Help" from Packs (2017)
  • …reported that along with voting packs, Unite had also sent its…
  • …previous collaborations, True Lies still packs enough action and humor into…
  • …also imposed labels upon cigarette packs warning smokers of the effects,…
  • …from one clutch-pack to the other.
  • Self-contained electrically powered hydraulic power packs serve as backups for the…
  • …General's warnings on all cigarette packs and advertisements because of the…
  • While Labour distributed ballot packs to its members, the trade…

“pax”

  • …from The WB and, later, Pax TV (now Ion Television) on…
  • Assyriaca, Pax
  • …action which might affect Rome's pax, fortuna, and salus (peace, good…
  • Ekron Grew prosperous during the Pax Assyriaca after 200 years of
  • Beginnings of the Pax Assyriaca
  • …was made possible by the Pax Assyriaca.
  • Both stations joined Paxson's new family-oriented broadcast network Pax…
  • …the long-lasting effects of the Pax Assyriaca on cities such as
  • Amphianthus brunneus (Pax, 1909)
  • The Pax Assyriaca, Latin for "the Assyrian…

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