SkyfireDict

purse   (TTS Sound)

The noun purse has 4 senses

• bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse -- (a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb")


• purse -- (a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse")


• purse -- (a small bag for carrying money)


• purse -- (a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses")

The verb purse has 2 senses

• purse -- (contract one's lips into a rounded shape)


• purse, wrinkle -- (gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips")