purse

Noun
  1. A container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) (synset 102777157)
    "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
    is a type of: container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
    subtypes:
    • clutch, clutch bag - a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
    • etui - small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles
    • evening bag - a handbag used with evening wear
    • reticule - a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries
    • shoulder bag - a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder
    has: clasp - a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
    same as: bag, handbag, pocketbook
  2. A sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse (synset 113434467)
    "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse"
    is a type of: amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money
  3. A small bag for carrying money (synset 104032893)
    is a type of: bag - a flexible container with a single opening
    has: purse string - a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse
  4. A sum of money offered as a prize (synset 113434332)
    "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
    is a type of: amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money
Verb
  1. Contract one's lips into a rounded shape (synset 200145722)
    is a type of: round, round off, round out - make round
    subtypes: pooch, pooch out - round one's lips as if intending to kiss
  2. Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds;
    Pucker (synset 201281908)
    "purse ones's lips"
    is a type of: contract - make smaller
    same as: wrinkle

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