Unpacking

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  • n. The separation of the features of a segment (such as a nasal vowel or palatal consonant) into distinct segments; for example, the separation of a nasal vowel such as /ɑ̃/ into a vowel /ɑ/ and a nasal consonant /n/ (i.e., into /ɑn/) which often occurs when a language which does not use nasal vowels borrows from a language which does use them.
  • n. The act by which something is unpacked.
  • v. Present participle of unpack.
  • Word Usage
    "The Day Job just got particularly intense, I'm still unpacking from the move, and I'm trying to get my greenhouse and outside growing areas set up for a television interview at the end of the month."
    Antonym
    pack   
    Verb Form
    unpacked    unpacking    unpacks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    remove    take    withdraw    take away   
    Hyponym
    get out    uncrate    bring out    break out    unbox   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Loos   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adak    Black    Braque    Chirac    Jack   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    unwrapped    till    subjugate    unroll    reconstruct