Synonyms for purse
pɜrspurse

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1. pursenoun

   Synonyms:
   pucker

2. pursenoun

   To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.

   Synonyms:
   coin purse, pocketbook, change purse, handbag, pucker

3. pursenoun

   A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.

   Synonyms:
   grant, bursary

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. bag, handbag, pocketbook, pursenoun

   a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

   "she reached into her bag and found a comb"

   Synonyms:
   travelling bag, old bag, bag, dish, cup of tea, udder, wallet, pocket edition, base, pocketbook, billfold, notecase, bagful, pocket book, grip, traveling bag, handbag, suitcase

2. pursenoun

   a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse

   "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse"

   Synonyms:
   bag, pocketbook, handbag

3. pursenoun

   a small bag for carrying money

   Synonyms:
   bag, pocketbook, handbag

4. purseverb

   a sum of money offered as a prize

   "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"

   Synonyms:
   bag, pocketbook, handbag

5. purseverb

   contract one's lips into a rounded shape

   Synonyms:
   wrinkle

6. purse, wrinkleverb

   gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

   "purse ones's lips"

   Synonyms:
   ruckle, crinkle, scrunch up, crumple, crease, crisp, scrunch, rumple, wrinkle, furrow

Matched Categories

1. • Bag
   • Container
   • Contract
   • Round
   • Sum

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "purse":

   bag, handbag, sac, sack, wallet, backpack, pocketbook, seine, knapsack, satchel, treasury, pocket, award, pack

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1. Sir Thomas More, Works:

   A little wonton money, which burned out the bottom of his purse.

2. Tom Reed:

   This is about the power of the purse, and I think there needs to be a recognition that in our Constitution the power of the purse rests in Congress and us being able to influence where that money is spent, i think it is prudent and reasonable and just so long as we don't overreach and don't become extreme, I think there is a path there to come to a conclusion that everyone can agree to.

3. William Shakespeare:

   Beware Of entrance to a quarrel but being in, Bear't that the opposed may beware of thee. Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express'd in fancy rich, not gaudy For the apparel oft proclaims the man.

4. Oakland Police Department -RRB- Watson:

   Whether thats your purse, your wallet, your phone, your laptop. Not worth getting injured or possibly losing your life over it, we want to remind our community, property can be replaced but you can not.

5. Chicago Tribune:

   When the police arrived, Anthony Prate was taken into custody and is currently being held in CookCounty Jail without bond. Daniels grisly death has put the spotlight back on the bizarre events leading up to the death of Anthony Prate first wife, Bridget Prate, who died in 2011. CHICAGO TODDLER UNHURT AS FATHER AND ANOTHER MAN DIE IN GUNFIRE EXCHANGE In that incident, Anthony Prate claimed Anthony Prate overheard Anthony Prate wife talking to another man and said they were plotting to kill Anthony Prate. Anthony Prate dialed 911 and demanded that both Anthony Prate wife of nearly 20 years and the man she was talking to be arrested. When authorities arrived, Bridget Prate told them it had all been a big misunderstanding and the officers left. Anthony Prate was charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 23 death of Anthony Prate girlfriend Malgorzata Daniel, a 48-year-old nurse who authorities said was stabbed 30 times in her home. ( Cook County Jail) Less than a week later, she was dead. Police found Bridgets crumpled body under the dashboard of a car that crashed while Prate was driving. Anthony Prate told the police that Anthony Prate wife had unbuckled Bridget Prate seat belt to look for Bridget Prate purse and a water bottle just seconds before Anthony Prate lost control of the vehicle, crossed over the center line, and hit an oncoming car and a tree before coming to a stop. When paramedics arrived, three bystanders had surrounded the car while Anthony Prate attempted to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to Anthony Prate wife. Bridget Prate didnt have a pulse and Bridget Prate wasnt breathing. One of the bystanders said Anthony Prate, who had suffered only minor injuries, looked frantic and shocked.