parcel
a group, collection, or assemblage of persons or things.
a distinct, continuous portion or tract of land.
a part, portion, or fragment.
to divide into or distribute in parcels or portions (usually followed by out).
to make into a parcel or wrap as a parcel.
Nautical. to cover or wrap (a rope) with strips of canvas.
Archaic. in part; partially.
Origin of parcel
1synonym study For parcel
Other words for parcel
Other words from parcel
- un·par·celed; especially British, un·par·celled, adjective
- un·par·cel·ing; especially British, un·par·cel·ling, adjective
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How to use parcel in a sentence
Pallets of produce and food parcels are stacked shoulder-high.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality | Noah Caldwell | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFull-time workers on minimum wage are coming to get parcels, too.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality | Noah Caldwell | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHilltops are being sliced into parcels for massive condo projects.
I hate to carve up a book into parcels, to evaluate art with that crass finality of the food critic judging course after course.
Thomas Pynchon Meets His Match: The Internet | Alexander Nazaryan | September 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo, she parcels out land for growing crops and puts those who can farm to work.
It was not until all the boxes and parcels must have arrived in the Condamine, that an agonizing thought struck Hugh.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonAt last the tablecloth was spread and Henry unwrapped his parcels before the whole excited family.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerTessa Wadsworth lingered with her reticule, three parcels, a parasol, and Sartor Resartus in her hands.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterIf any parcels or letters directed to me should arrive at Sheffield you will be so good as to return them by the Coach.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonIn some places parcels of dried herbs were tied to large nails driven into the timbers.
Papers from Overlook-House | Casper Almore
British Dictionary definitions for parcel
/ (ˈpɑːsəl) /
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)
(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)
an archaic word for partly
Origin of parcel
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with parcel
In addition to the idiom beginning with parcel
- parcel out
also see:
- part and parcel
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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