✅ Practical describes something that has been designed for a purpose and is useful, or someone who prefers action and concrete, tangible work (The layout of the kitchen wasn’t very practical; She had a practical, no-nonsense approach).

✅ Businesslike describes someone who is efficient and realistic as well as practical (The doctor was calm and businesslike).

✅ Practical and businesslike describe similar approaches that center efficiency, being realistic, and focusing on action.

✅ Practical can describe people and things, whereas businesslike describes people, either individually or as a group (The builders were businesslike and straightforward).

✅ Unpack means to take the contents out of a box, suitcase, or similar (I always unpack my belongings when I get to my hotel room).

✅ Unbox means to take something out of its box or packaging (I need you to unbox that shipment of socks).

✅ Unpack and unbox both mean to take items out of a container.

✅ Unpack is a more general word, whereas unbox generally suggests taking something that you purchased out of the packaging that it was bought or delivered in (I watched a video of someone unboxing a new laptop; It took weeks for me to unpack after my move).

✅ Jingle means to make a light tinkling metallic sound or to do something while making that sound (I heard the keys jingle in my bag; The jester jingled across the room).

✅ Jangle means to make a harsh metallic sound or to do something while making that sound (He was wearing so much jewelry that he jangled as he moved).

✅ Both of these words refer to making a metallic sound, such as when metal objects knock against one another.

✅ Jingle suggests a gentle and often musical sound. Jangle suggests a harsher, louder, and often more unpleasant sound.