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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 fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

A small rocky body orbiting the sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

The act of anointing as part of a religious or ceremonial ritual; excessive or insincere flattery.

A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

frost formed on cold surfaces by freezing water vapor

A person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes.