Defenition of the word purse
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Defenition of the word purse
- A small bag for carrying money.
- A object used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).
- A small bag, purse or pocket worn at one's belt during medieval times.
- a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
- a small bag for carrying money
- a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
- a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse"
- contract one's lips into a rounded shape
- gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"
- a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner''s expenses"
- contract one''s lips into a rounded shape
- gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones''s lips"
- a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
- a sum of money offered as a prize
- a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
- gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
Synonyms for the word purse
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- bag
- handbag
- pocketbook
- press together
- prize
- pucker
- reward
- squeeze
- takings
- tighten
- wallet
- winnings
- wrinkle
Similar words in the purse
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- purse
- purse's
- pursed
- purser
- purser's
- pursers
- purses
Meronymys for the word purse
Hyponyms for the word purse
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- clutch
- clutch bag
- etui
- evening bag
- pooch
- pooch out
- reticule
- shoulder bag
Hypernyms for the word purse
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- amount
- amount of money
- bag
- container
- contract
- round
- round off
- round out
- sum
- sum of money
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