purse
English Thesaurus
1. a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | container, |
| definition | : | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | clutch, clutch bag, |
| definition | : | a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | etui, |
| definition | : | small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | evening bag, |
| definition | : | a handbag used with evening wear (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | reticule, |
| definition | : | a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shoulder bag, |
| definition | : | a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | clasp, |
| definition | : | a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together (noun.artifact) |
2. a small bag for carrying money (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | bag, |
| definition | : | a flexible container with a single opening (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | purse string, |
| definition | : | a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse (noun.artifact) |
3. a sum of money offered as a prize (noun.possession)
4. contract one's lips into a rounded shape (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | pooch, pooch out, |
| definition | : | round one's lips as if intending to kiss (verb.change) |
5. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | contract, |
| definition | : | make smaller (verb.contact) |
6. a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | bag, |
| definition | : | put into a bag (verb.contact) |
7. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker (verb.contact)
8. a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | bag, |
| definition | : | put into a bag (verb.contact) |
9. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker (verb.contact)
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