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totes

totes

2.5
Large open bags with handles for carrying things like groceries or books
  • noun
  • /toʊts/
translation icon : bolsas
  • I brought two totes to carry all the groceries from the store.

There's a reason why I have my whole collection in these Rubbermaid totes here or these Sterilite totes, I guess you know, is because I have a lot of seeds.

Examples

  • I've seen people use like totes, clear totes, that sort of thing.

  • You have to hold it up somehow and then these totes just swap back and forth as they fill up and empty out.

  • It's a little, what's the brand Totes little totes umbrella.

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  • There's a reason why I have my whole collection in these Rubbermaid totes here or these Sterilite totes, I guess you know, is because I have a lot of seeds.

  • She uses large totes to organize her art supplies for the workshop.

  • For our beach trip, I packed sunscreen and towels in my colorful totes.

Synonyms

backpack
vstotes
204 1.0

A bag with shoulder straps that you wear on your back to carry your things

is carried by hand using open top handles, not worn on the back
handbag
vstotes
89 1.0

A small bag women carry to hold keys, phone, and money

is a much larger open handled bag meant for shopping and carrying items
tote
vstotes
  • US
40 4.1

A large strong bag for carrying things like books or groceries

is the plural form used when referring to more than one such bag
duffel
vstotes
38 4.4

A large soft bag used to carry clothes and gear when traveling

is an open handled shopping style bag for groceries or books, not a travel sack
duffel bag
vstotes
32 3.1

A large cloth bag with a round shape for carrying clothes and other things for travel or sport

is a flat open handled bag for shopping and daily items rather than travel gear
knapsack
vstotes
26 2.7

A bag with straps you carry on your back to hold personal things

is a hand held open bag used mainly for shopping or books
tote bag
vstotes
12 1.8

A large strong cloth container with two long handles for carrying books or shopping

is the plural form used when mentioning multiple such handled bags
bookbag
vstotes
  • US
1 1.1

A bag students use to carry books and school supplies

is hand carried with open handles rather than worn on the back
carrier bag
vstotes
  • UK
1 1.7

A bag shops give you to carry things you buy home

is a sturdier reusable handled bag for everyday carrying rather than disposable use

Idioms

9.9

People say it informally to show strong feeling, meaning completely

Compounds

9.9

Feeling very happy and eager about something

How Big

holdall
  • UK
4.8
totes
2.5
weekender
1 4.0
handbag
89 1.0
clutch
11 5.3

Surface Forms

tote singular
totes plural

Morphology

totes = tote (transparent) = tote + s

This is the regular English plural of 'tote'.

Etymology

Totes is the plural of tote, a word from a verb meaning 'to carry'. So totes are bags you use to carry things like groceries or books.