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    purse

    purse - Dictionary definition and meaning for word purse

    Definition
    (noun) a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
    Synonyms : bag , handbag , pocketbook
    Example Sentence
    • she reached into her bag and found a comb
    Definition
    (noun) a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
    Example Sentence
    • he made the contribution out of his own purse
    • he and his wife shared a common purse
    Definition
    (noun) a small bag for carrying money Definition
    (noun) a sum of money offered as a prize
    Example Sentence
    • the purse barely covered the winner's expenses
    Definition
    (verb) contract one's lips into a rounded shape Definition
    (verb) gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
    Synonyms : wrinkle
    Example Sentence
    • purse ones's lips
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for purse

just think of those bags (or purse) which are secured by pulling the strings on the two sides so that the opening closes by contracting and pukering up like pouting lips...

Neha, Its called as GYM SACK<img src="http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/re/reebok--essentials--gym-sack--black-shark.jpg" height="100" width="100"/><BR> when U pull the strings, wrinkles r formed, and uper part is pucker


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text: - Really? A purse? - It's not a purse.
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