parcel

[ˈpʰaː.səɫ][ˈpʰɑː.səɫ][ˈpʰɑɹ.səɫ]

noun

  1. 1

    A package wrapped for shipment.

    I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep.
  2. 2

    An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form.

  3. 3

    A division of land bought and sold as a unit.

    I own a small parcel of land between the refinery and the fish cannery.
  4. 4

    A group of birds.

  5. 5

    An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group.

  6. 6

    A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry.

  7. 7

    A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.

    A certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To wrap something up into the form of a package.

  2. 2

    To wrap a strip around the end of a rope.

  3. 3

    To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into.

  4. 4

    To add a parcel or item to; to itemize.

adverb

  1. 1

    Part or half; in part; partially.

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