parcel

parcel

noun

Definition of PARCEL

1

a number of things considered as a unit <her absurd explanation for the collision was a parcel of lies>

Synonyms array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, parcel, passel, set, suite

Related Words accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration; agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety; cycle, run, series, suit

Near Antonyms entity, item, single, unit

2

a small area of usually open land <wandered around the little parcel out back>

Synonyms clearing, ground, lot, parcel, plat, plot, tract

Related Words common(s), croft [chiefly British]; grass, green, greensward, lawn; glade, grassland, heath, heathland, lea (or ley), meadow, moor, pasture, pastureland

3

a small piece of land that is developed or available for development <subdivided the huge farm into smaller parcels for sale>

Synonyms parcel, plat, plot, property, tract

Related Words patch; frontage; lease; development; real estate

4

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit <a parcel of kids trailing at their heels>

Synonyms array, band, batch, battery, body, boodle, bunch, cluster, clutch, consort, constellation, crop, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, parcel, party, passel

Related Words assembly, collective, congregation, gathering, muster, organization; circle, clan, clique, coterie, fellowship, gang, ring, round, set; faction, guild (also gild), order, school, sect; brigade, crew, outfit, phalanx, platoon, posse, task force, team; alliance, bloc, coalition, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union; battalion, squadron; bevy, brood, covey

Near Antonyms individual, single

5

a wrapped or sealed case containing an item or set of items <received a mysterious parcel in the mail>

Synonyms bundle, pack, packet, parcel

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