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PURSE Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word purse. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word purse. (close relations)
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handbag
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

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

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)

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

billfold
nounn
noun

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

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

moneybag
nounn
noun

• a drawstring bag for holding money

pouch
nounn
noun

• a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things

• an enclosed space

• (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)

verb

• put into a small bag

• send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels

• swell or protrude outwards

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

wallet
nounn
noun

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

bursary
nounn
noun

• the treasury of a public institution or religious order

grant
verb, nounv, n
noun

• Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

• any monetary aid

• the act of providing a subsidy

• United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

• 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

• (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

• a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

• a right or privilege that has been granted

verb

• let have

• give as judged due or on the basis of merit

• be willing to concede

• allow to have

• bestow, especially officially

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• transfer by deed

pucker
verbv
noun

• an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

verb

• to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

• draw together into folds or puckers

• become wrinkled or drawn together

wrinkle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a minor difficulty

• a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)

verb

• gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

• make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

• make wrinkled or creased

• become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

Best Hypernyms For PURSE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for purse, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
amount sum bag container contract round
Phrases (4)
amount of moneysum of moneyround offround out

Alternatives for HANDBAG

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