parcel
[ˈpʰaː.səɫ][ˈpʰɑː.səɫ][ˈpʰɑɹ.səɫ]
noun
- 1
A package wrapped for shipment.
“I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep.”
- 2
An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form.
- 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
A group of birds.
- 5
An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group.
- 6
A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry.
- 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.”
verb
- 1
To wrap something up into the form of a package.
- 2
To wrap a strip around the end of a rope.
- 3
To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into.
- 4
To add a parcel or item to; to itemize.
adverb
- 1
Part or half; in part; partially.
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