purse
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1.0
- noun
- /pɜrs/
:
bolso
- She reached into her purse to find her credit card.
- steal a purse
- pockets and purses
- plastic purse
Texts, emojis, phone calls in purses, breakfasts on planes.
- Texts, emojis, phone calls in purses, breakfasts on planes.
- Let's go from a Fendi purse to some shower gel.
- And for some reason I have two purses in my bag.
- Some people collect purses and books and shoes and coins.
- The poor person borrows money and buys liabilities like purses, cars, houses.
- So this little purse you complimented at your wedding.
- Flesh rendered to grease a money purse made of his hide.
- But now inside my purse, this is going to change everything.
Examples
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While loading the presents into her car, her purse was stolen.
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I came to return your purse.
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Let me pull it out of my little purse right here.
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Oh, my, I just left my purse, girl.
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And my purse is on the table.
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"Come on," she said, taking her keys out of her purse and heading for the steps.
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Anyway, we then have my boyfriend's purse, which I like a lot.
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Now you have your wife's purse, I have my purse.
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Some people collect purses and books and shoes and coins.
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On a couch in the living room, officers find a pink purse on top of a rainbow-colored blanket.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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1.0
A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes
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1.0
A small bag women carry to hold keys, phone, and money
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2.1
A small soft bag for holding things like coins or herbs
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2.5
A small bag with a strap that you wear over your shoulder to carry books or personal things
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3.1
A small bag used to carry money and small personal items
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5.3
A small flat purse without straps that you carry by hand
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1.3
A bag with a long strap that you wear on one shoulder
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3.2
A small bag with a string for holding coins
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4.1
A small handbag without straps that you carry in your hand for formal occasions
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2.3
A small bag with a zipper worn around the waist to carry items
Idioms
- Informal
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5.8
To manage money for a household or group and decide how to spend it
Compounds
- UK
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9.9
A money allowance for a king or queen to pay personal expenses separate from government money
- Specialized
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6.1
A stitch that goes around an opening and pulls the edges together to close it
- Specialized
An operation that sews the lower part of the womb closed during pregnancy to prevent early birth
- Specialized
A large net two boats use to surround a group of fish and close at the bottom with a line
- Archaic
A strong current that pulls water and swimmers away from the shore after waves break
A small plant that has white flowers and heart-shaped seed pods and often grows as a weed
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word purse comes from the old Latin word bursa, which meant 'bag' or 'hide'. People used it for a small leather pouch to carry coins, so a purse today is still a small bag for money and personal items.