Synonyms: handbag, purse, pocketbook, bag
Definition: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
Usage: she reached into her bag and found a comb
Similar words: 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)
Synonyms: purse
Definition: a small bag for carrying money
Similar words: bag
Definition: a flexible container with a single opening
Usage: he stuffed his laundry into a large bag
Synonyms: purse
Definition: a sum of money offered as a prize
Usage: the purse barely covered the winner's expenses
Similar words: sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
Definition: a quantity of money
Usage: he borrowed a large sum; the amount he had in cash was insufficient
Synonyms: purse
Definition: a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
Usage: he made the contribution out of his own purse; he and his wife shared a common purse
Similar words: sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
Definition: a quantity of money
Usage: he borrowed a large sum; the amount he had in cash was insufficient
Synonyms: purse
Definition: contract one's lips into a rounded shape
Definition: gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
Usage: purse ones's lips