parcel

1 a number of things considered as a unit her absurd explanation for the collision was a parcel of lies Synonyms of parcel array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, group, passel, set, suiteWords Related to parcel accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration; agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety; cycle, run, series, suitNear Antonyms of parcel entity, item, single, unit

2 a small area of usually open land wandered around the little parcel out back Synonyms of parcel clearing, ground, lot, field, plat, plot, tractWords Related to parcel 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 of parcel lot, plat, plot, property, tractWords Related to parcel 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 of parcel array, band, batch, battery, body, boodle, bunch, cluster, clutch, consort, constellation, crop, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, group, party, passelWords Related to parcel 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, coveyNear Antonyms of parcel individual, single

5 a wrapped or sealed case containing an item or set of items received a mysterious parcel in the mail Synonyms of parcel bundle, pack, packet, packageWords Related to parcel bag, poke [chiefly Southern & Midland], pouch, sack; bale; box, container, crate