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Definition of Parcel
1. Verb. Divide into parts. "The developers parceled the land"
Derivative terms: Parceling, Parcellation, Parcelling
2. Noun. A wrapped container.
Specialized synonyms: Bundle, Sheaf, Pack, Packet
Generic synonyms: Container
Derivative terms: Package
3. Verb. Cover with strips of canvas. "Parcel rope"
4. Noun. The allotment of some amount by dividing something. "Death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
Generic synonyms: Allocation, Allotment, Apportioning, Apportionment, Assignation, Parceling, Parcelling
Derivative terms: Portion, Share, Share
5. Verb. Make into a wrapped container.
6. Noun. An extended area of land.
Specialized synonyms: Baseball Diamond, Diamond, Infield, Center, Center Field, Centerfield, Left, Left Field, Leftfield, Outfield, Right, Right Field, Rightfield, Short, Railway Yard, Railyard, Yard, Desert, Oasis, Battlefield, Battleground, Field, Field Of Battle, Field Of Honor, Minefield, Breeding Ground, Clearing, Glade, Field, Field Of Fire, Grounds, Athletic Field, Field, Playing Area, Playing Field, Industrial Park, Grassland, Mud Flat, Parade Ground, Fairground, Midway, Fairway, Park, Parkland, Common, Commons, Green, Park, Picnic Area, Picnic Ground, Public Square, Square, Toll Plaza, Range, Sector, Land Site, Site, Subdivision, Mine Field, Terrain, Patch, Plot, Plot Of Ground, Plot Of Land, Lot, Yard, Yard
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
7. Noun. A collection of things wrapped or boxed together.
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
Specialized synonyms: Wisp
Derivative terms: Bundle, Bundle, Pack, Package
Definition of Parcel
1. n. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.
2. v. t. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often with out or into.
3. a. & adv. Part or half; in part; partially. Shak. [Sometimes hyphened with the word following.]
Definition of Parcel
1. Noun. A package wrapped for shipment. ¹
2. Noun. A division of land bought and sold as a unit. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) A group of birds. ¹
4. Noun. A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry. ¹
5. Verb. To wrap something up into the form of a package. ¹
6. Verb. To wrap a strip around the end of a rope. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parcel
1. to divide into parts or shares [v -CELED, -CELING, -CELS or -CELLED, -CELLING, -CELS]
Medical Definition of Parcel
1. 1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into. "Their woes are parceled, mine are general." "These ghostly kings would parcel out my power." (Dryden) "The broad woodland parceled into farms." (Tennyson) 2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. "That mine own servant should Parcel the sum of my disgraces by Addition of his envy." (Shak) 3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc. To parcel a rope, to cover it with a strip of tarred canvas. Origin: Parceled or Parcelled; Parceling or Parcelling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parcel
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