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Pocketbook
A small book or case for carrying papers, money, etc., in the pocket; also, a notebook for the pocket.
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Broader term 3
A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cove…
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One who, or that which, contains.
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That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…
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Narrower term 3
A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.
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A case for one or several small articles; esp., a box in which scissors, tweezers, and other articles of toilet or of daily use are carried.
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A little bag, originally of network; a woman's workbag, or a little bag to be carried in the hand.
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Component part 1
To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).
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Synonym 3
A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money.
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A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried o…
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68% interchangeable
Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.
A bag or sack for carrying about the person, as a bag for carrying the necessaries for a journey; a knapsack; a beggar's receptacle for charity; a pe…
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68% interchangeable
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