purse

Nouns

  • (n) a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
    • she reached into her bag and found a comb
    handbag, bag, pocketbook,
  • (n) a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
    • he made the contribution out of his own purse
    • he and his wife shared a common purse
  • (n) a small bag for carrying money
  • (n) a sum of money offered as a prize
    • the purse barely covered the winner's expenses

Verbs

  • (v) contract one's lips into a rounded shape
  • (v) gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
    • purse ones's lips
    wrinkle,

Synonyms

handbag bag pocketbook wrinkle

Words of close approximity

pursy
pure purl purr
purau puree purge Purim pursy Purus
purse-proud purser purse seine purse string purse-string operation