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purse

noun

/pɜːrs/

Meaning

a small bag used by women to carry money and personal items

She kept her wallet in her purse.

tighten the purse strings

handbag, wallet, pouch, clutch

backpack, sack

open the purse, lose a purse, designer purse, leather purse

The state or fact of being likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

wheat or any other cultivated cereal crop used as food; a single seed of a cereal

An important task or assignment given to a person or group; a specific purpose or goal

A person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves.

A magical word used to invoke a curse; an evil spell

silly or nonsensical talk