Advertisement
Advertisement
parcel
[ pahr-suhl ]
noun
- an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- a quantity or unit of something, as of a commodity for sale; lot.
- a group, collection, or assemblage of persons or things.
Synonyms: ,
- a distinct, continuous portion or tract of land.
- a part, portion, or fragment.
verb (used with object)
- to divide into or distribute in parcels or portions (usually followed by out ).
Synonyms: , , ,
- to make into a parcel or wrap as a parcel.
- Nautical. to cover or wrap (a rope) with strips of canvas.
adverb
- Archaic. in part; partially.
parcel
/ ˈ±èɑ˲õÉ™±ô /
noun
- something wrapped up; package
- a group of people or things having some common characteristic
- a quantity of some commodity offered for sale; lot
- a distinct portion of land
- an essential part of something (esp in the phrase part and parcel )
verb
- often foll by up to make a parcel of; wrap up
- often foll by out to divide (up) into portions
- nautical to bind strips of canvas around (a rope)
adverb
- an archaic word for partly
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·±è²¹°ù·³¦±ð±ô±ð»å especially British, ³Ü²Ô·±è²¹°ù·³¦±ð±ô±ô±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·±è²¹°ù·³¦±ð±ô·¾±²Ô²µ especially British, ³Ü²Ô·±è²¹°ù·³¦±ð±ô·±ô¾±²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of parcel1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with parcel , also see part and parcel .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Earlier on Wednesday, the President signed an executive order to end a provision for low-value parcels from China.
The two berths at the port on Anglesey, which links north Wales and Dublin, were damaged on 7 December, affecting thousands of travellers and parcel deliveries over Christmas, as well as businesses in the town.
It says it will hand out its last food parcels within two days.
The council said it would allocate £100,000 to provide parcels of household essentials, such as cleaning and personal hygiene items, to vulnerable households.
"And here is Danielle Smith saying that he's part and parcel of it."
Advertisement
Related ˜yÐÄvlogs
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse