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HANDBAG Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word handbag. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word handbag. (close relations)
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purse
nounn
noun

• a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

• a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse

• a small bag for carrying money

• a sum of money offered as a prize

verb

• contract one's lips into a rounded shape

• gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

bag
nounn
noun

• a flexible container with a single opening

• the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)

• a place that the runner must touch before scoring

• a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

• the quantity that a bag will hold

• a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

• an ugly or ill-tempered woman

• mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

• an activity that you like or at which you are superior

verb

• capture or kill, as in hunting

• hang loosely, like an empty bag

• bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge

• take unlawfully

• put into a bag

pocketbook
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• your personal financial means

• a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money

• pocket-sized paperback book

• a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

carryall
nounn
noun

• a capacious bag or basket

clutch
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of grasping

• a tense critical situation

• a number of birds hatched at the same time

• a collection of things or persons to be handled together

• a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

• a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism

• a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

verb

• take hold of; grab

• hold firmly, usually with one's hands

• affect

satchel
nounn
noun

• luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap

tote
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a capacious bag or basket

verb

• carry with difficulty

shoulder bag
nounn
noun

• a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder

Best Hypernyms For HANDBAG

Here is a list of related hypernyms for handbag, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
container accessory bag item object possession

Alternatives for PURSE

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