parcel (Meaning)
parcel (n)
a wrapped container
the allotment of some amount by dividing something
an extended area of land
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
parcel (v)
divide into parts
cover with strips of canvas
make into a wrapped container
parcel (n.)
A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.
A part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece.
An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group.
A number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle; a package; a packet.
parcel (v. t.)
To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often with out or into.
To add a parcel or item to; to itemize.
To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.
parcel (a. & adv.)
Part or half; in part; partially. Shak. [Sometimes hyphened with the word following.]
Synonyms & Antonyms of parcel
Synonyms:
- conglomeration
- cycle
- hodgepodge
- aggregate
- sundries
- aggregation
- agglomeration
- passel
- odds and ends
- huddle
- miscellany
- knot
- suit
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word parcel
a wrapped container, the allotment of some amount by dividing something, an extended area of land, a collection of things wrapped or boxed together, divide into
assemblage, array, constellation, set, collection, bunch,cluster, group, batch, grouping
entity,unit, item, unit, item, entity,,single, single
The postman delivered a parcel to the doorstep, its contents unknown.
The parcel arrived wrapped in brown paper, tied with a thick twine.
Excitedly, he tore open the parcel, revealing a meticulously wrapped gift.
The parcel contained a collection of old photographs that evoked precious memories.
