parcel
Meaning of parcel
noun
- an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post.
the lorry was carrying a large number of Royal Mail parcels
a brown paper parcel
a parcel bomb
- a quantity or amount of something, especially as dealt with in one commercial transaction.
a parcel of shares
- make (something) into a parcel by wrapping it.
he parcelled up the goods and sent them back
- wrap (rope) with strips of tarred canvas, before binding it with yarn as part of a traditional technique to reduce chafing.
late Middle English (chiefly in the sense ‘small portion’): from Old French parcelle, from Latin particula ‘small part’.
Information about parcel
- The plural form of parcel is: parcels.
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CatalanHyphenation of parcel
par-cel
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- parcel is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
parcel synonyms
Meaning package:
Meaning portion:
Meaning tract:
Meaning a small cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it:
Meaning a small, light box or container in which drinks or foodstuffs are packaged:
Meaning a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid:
Meaning an instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring:
Meaning a large wrapped or bound bundle of paper, hay, or cotton:
Meaning a bundle or collection:
Meaning a number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together:
Meaning a flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration:
Meaning an organized group of criminals:
Meaning a large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way:
Meaning a large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence:
Meaning a commercial business:
Meaning the action or process of collecting someone or something:
Meaning a large group of people:
Meaning a social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment:
Meaning soldiers or armed forces:
Meaning a group of people who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc:
Meaning a number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together:
Meaning cover or enclose in paper or soft material:
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Words that rhyme with parcel
Marcel, Parcel, carcel, marcel, sarcel, tarcel, unparcel, piercel, tercel, tiercel, ensorcel, torcel
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