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Another word for parcel

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Noun

  1. A piece of land

      1. An expanse of land or water.
      2. A specified or limited area of land:
      3. A system of organs and tissues that together perform a specialized function:
      1. A small piece of ground, generally used for a specific purpose:
      2. A measured area of land; a lot.
      3. A ground plan, as for a building; a diagram.
      1. A large extent, amount, or number:
      2. Used adverbially to mean “to a great degree or extent” or “frequently”:
      3. A number of associated people or things:
    See also:

    territory

Idioms:

    parcel out

  1. To give out in portions or shares

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Another word for parcel

Noun
      1. Any of various containers made from cardboard or coated paper:
      2. The contents of a carton:
      3. To place (something) in a carton.
      1. A container typically constructed with four sides perpendicular to the base and often having a lid or cover.
      2. The amount or quantity that such a container can hold.
      3. A square or rectangle:
      1. A wrapped or boxed object; a parcel:
      2. A container or wrapping in which something is stored, transported, or sold:
      3. A commodity, such as food, contained in a package and sold as a unit:
      1. A group of objects held together, as by tying or wrapping.
      2. Something wrapped or tied up for carrying; a package.
      3. A cluster or strand of closely bound muscle or nerve fibers.
    See also:

    package

    package

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Sentence Examples

  • The parcel contained a beautiful lavender dress, causing Cynthia to let out a slight gasp.

  • A covenant " runs with the land " if it relates either to a thing in esse, which is part and parcel of the demise, e.g.

  • Dawkins bought the parcel that contained the mine in 1955, part of sixty acres.

  • In 1889, at Windsor, prizes were awarded for a fruit and vegetable evaporator, a paring and coring machine, a dairy thermometer, parcel post butter-boxes to carry different weights, and a vessel to contain preserved butter.

  • In the next reign the king's mother held the borough of East Grinstead as parcel of the honour of Aquila.

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