Entry Word: package

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a wrapped or sealed case containing an item or set of items <Mom needed our help carrying all the packages and bags home from the store>

Synonyms bundle, pack, packet, parcel

Related Words bag, poke [chiefly Southern and Midland], pouch, sack; box, container, crate

2 a number of things considered as a unit <ate a whole package of cookies at once> — see group 1