purr
purr

purse


Definition: Meaning of, purse in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pəːs /

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purse purses
  1. [countable] especially British English a small bag in which women keep paper money, coins, cards etc [=  wallet American English]
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  2. [countable] American English a small bag used to hold coins, used especially by women
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  3. [countable] American English a bag in which a woman carries her money and personal things [=  handbag British English]
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  4. [singular] formal the amount of money that a person, organization, or country has available to spend
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  5. [countable] the amount of money given to someone who wins a sports event, such as a BOXING match or a car race
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  6. the purse strings used to refer to the control of spending in a family, company, country etc
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
purse pursed pursed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
pursing purses
[transitive]
  1. if you purse your lips, you bring them together tightly into a small circle, especially to show disapproval or doubt
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purse used in phrases

  • change purse (noun)
    1. American English a small bag in which coins are kept [=  purse British English]
  • privy purse (noun)
    1. the privy purse money given by the British government to the king or queen for their personal use
  • purse seine (noun)
    1. a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line
  • purse string (noun)
    1. a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse
  • purse-proud (adjective)
    1. especially in the absence of other distinction proud or arrogant because of your wealth
  • purse-string operation (noun)
    1. a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies
  • sea-purse (noun)
    1. the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
  • shepherd's purse (noun)
    1. white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed
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