Sealable, Closable, Securable
I had to write a review for a product today and when I was spell checking my work I came across a sentence I could not write the way I wanted to.
"The sealable net lets me pack peripherals easily and safely."
I want the sentence to be a comment on the fact that the fact the net seals makes the product a lot more practical. I have made comments elsewhere in the piece about this feature, so I do not want to make too much of a point of it, such as:
"The fact this net seals lets me pack my peripherals easily and safely."
I'd rather leave it implied. No other words of a similar nature exist. Securable. Sealable. Closeable. Lockable exists, but it's not really locked, just closed. I'm troubled by this, it's a word I've used all my life and I can't fathom why it doesn't exist. What's the correct way I should write this sentence to achieve an equivalent result?
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I had to write a review for a product today and when I was spell checking my work I came across a sentence I could not write the way I wanted to.
"The sealable net lets me pack peripherals easily and safely."
I want the sentence to be a comment on the fact that the fact the net seals makes the product a lot more practical. I have made comments elsewhere in the piece about this feature, so I do not want to make too much of a point of it, such as:
"The fact this net seals lets me pack my peripherals easily and safely."
I'd rather leave it implied. No other words of a similar nature exist. Securable. Sealable. Closeable. Lockable exists, but it's not really locked, just closed. I'm troubled by this, it's a word I've used all my life and I can't fathom why it doesn't exist. What's the correct way I should write this sentence to achieve an equivalent result?
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Is your question whether "sealable" exists or not? This word was in the first online dictionary I looked it up on. Also, if I click "edit" on your post, my browser underlines only "closeable", but not "sealable" or "securable".
– Mr Lister
2 days ago
Also to be clear, the word sealable exists in UK English and is referenced in dictionaries such as Oxford Dictionaries. An example sentence is: ‘Each kit comes with a sealable bag, a consent form and instructions.’
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
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I had to write a review for a product today and when I was spell checking my work I came across a sentence I could not write the way I wanted to.
"The sealable net lets me pack peripherals easily and safely."
I want the sentence to be a comment on the fact that the fact the net seals makes the product a lot more practical. I have made comments elsewhere in the piece about this feature, so I do not want to make too much of a point of it, such as:
"The fact this net seals lets me pack my peripherals easily and safely."
I'd rather leave it implied. No other words of a similar nature exist. Securable. Sealable. Closeable. Lockable exists, but it's not really locked, just closed. I'm troubled by this, it's a word I've used all my life and I can't fathom why it doesn't exist. What's the correct way I should write this sentence to achieve an equivalent result?
british-english australian-english
asked 2 days ago
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I had to write a review for a product today and when I was spell checking my work I came across a sentence I could not write the way I wanted to.
"The sealable net lets me pack peripherals easily and safely."
I want the sentence to be a comment on the fact that the fact the net seals makes the product a lot more practical. I have made comments elsewhere in the piece about this feature, so I do not want to make too much of a point of it, such as:
"The fact this net seals lets me pack my peripherals easily and safely."
I'd rather leave it implied. No other words of a similar nature exist. Securable. Sealable. Closeable. Lockable exists, but it's not really locked, just closed. I'm troubled by this, it's a word I've used all my life and I can't fathom why it doesn't exist. What's the correct way I should write this sentence to achieve an equivalent result?
british-english australian-english
british-english australian-english
asked 2 days ago
Phedg1
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Is your question whether "sealable" exists or not? This word was in the first online dictionary I looked it up on. Also, if I click "edit" on your post, my browser underlines only "closeable", but not "sealable" or "securable".
– Mr Lister
2 days ago
Also to be clear, the word sealable exists in UK English and is referenced in dictionaries such as Oxford Dictionaries. An example sentence is: ‘Each kit comes with a sealable bag, a consent form and instructions.’
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
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Is your question whether "sealable" exists or not? This word was in the first online dictionary I looked it up on. Also, if I click "edit" on your post, my browser underlines only "closeable", but not "sealable" or "securable".
– Mr Lister
2 days ago
Also to be clear, the word sealable exists in UK English and is referenced in dictionaries such as Oxford Dictionaries. An example sentence is: ‘Each kit comes with a sealable bag, a consent form and instructions.’
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Is your question whether "sealable" exists or not? This word was in the first online dictionary I looked it up on. Also, if I click "edit" on your post, my browser underlines only "closeable", but not "sealable" or "securable".
– Mr Lister
2 days ago
Is your question whether "sealable" exists or not? This word was in the first online dictionary I looked it up on. Also, if I click "edit" on your post, my browser underlines only "closeable", but not "sealable" or "securable".
– Mr Lister
2 days ago
Also to be clear, the word sealable exists in UK English and is referenced in dictionaries such as Oxford Dictionaries. An example sentence is: ‘Each kit comes with a sealable bag, a consent form and instructions.’
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Also to be clear, the word sealable exists in UK English and is referenced in dictionaries such as Oxford Dictionaries. An example sentence is: ‘Each kit comes with a sealable bag, a consent form and instructions.’
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
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Is your question whether "sealable" exists or not? This word was in the first online dictionary I looked it up on. Also, if I click "edit" on your post, my browser underlines only "closeable", but not "sealable" or "securable".
– Mr Lister
2 days ago
Also to be clear, the word sealable exists in UK English and is referenced in dictionaries such as Oxford Dictionaries. An example sentence is: ‘Each kit comes with a sealable bag, a consent form and instructions.’
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago