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purse

/pɚs/noun, verb1 syllable

Purse means: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).

Synonyms for purse10

noun, as in a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

bag, handbag, pocketbook

verb, as in gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

wrinkle

also used for purse

coin purse, change purse, bursary, grant, funds, pucker

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What does purse mean?6

noun

1

a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)“she reached into her bag and found a comb”

2

a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse“he made the contribution out of his own purse”

3

a small bag for carrying money

4

a sum of money offered as a prize“the purse barely covered the winner's expenses”

verb

1

gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker“purse one's lips”

2

contract one's lips into a rounded shape

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with purse?13

two syllables

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three syllables

reimburse
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Purse in a sentence

  • In this case she certainly had the whip hand, namely: the purse strings.Hybrid
  • When he saw the policeman, the thief dropped the purse and ran.Hybrid
  • I examined the purse again, and found it empty.Hautis
  • I lost my purse on my way to school.CK
  • My wife holds the purse strings in our family.CK
  • I had my purse stolen in the changing room.CK
  • Her inheritance gave her a purse adequate to satisfy all her needs and wants.Haruhi_Gafitas
  • You carry too much stuff in your purse.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of purse

as a noun

plural
purses

as a verb

past tense
pursed
present participle
pursing
third-person singular
purses
past participle
pursed