Definition of parcel
- a parcel of real estate
- The parcel was shipped today.
- a parcel in an auction
- The whole story was a parcel of lies.
- a parcel of giddy young kids
- —Mark Twain
a parcel of real estate
her absurd explanation for the collision was a parcel of lies
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at sense 4a
See Words from the same yeararray, band, batch, battery, body, boodle, bunch, cluster, clutch, consort, constellation, crop, group, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, party, passel;
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;
the whole kit and caboodle;
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined above
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same year: a section or area of land
: a box or large envelope that is usually given, sent, or delivered to a person
See words that rhyme with parcel Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for parcel Spanish Central: Translation of parcel Nglish: Translation of parcel for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of parcel for Arabic speakers
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