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, group, passel, set, suiteRelated Words accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration; agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety; cycle, run, series, suitNear Antonyms entity, item, single, unit

2 a small area of usually open land wandered around the little parcel out back Synonyms clearing, ground, lot, field, plat, plot, tractRelated 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 lot, plat, plot, property, tractRelated 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, group, party, passelRelated 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, coveyNear 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, packageRelated Words bag, poke [chiefly Southern & Midland], pouch, sack; bale; box, container, crate