par·cel (pär s l)n. 1. Something wrapped up or packaged; a package. 2. A plot of land, usually a division of a larger area. 3. A quantity of merchandise offered for sale. 4. A group or company; a pack: "this youthful parcel of noble bachelors" (Shakespeare). tr.v. par·celed also par·celled, par·cel·ing also par·cel·ling, par·cels also par·cels 1. To divide into parts and distribute: parceled out the land to their three children. 2. To make into a parcel; package. 3. Nautical To wind protective strips of canvas around (rope). [Middle English, from Old French, portion, from Vulgar Latin *particella, diminutive of Latin particula, diminutive of pars, part-, part; see per -2 in Indo-European roots.] |
parcel
Noun
1. something wrapped up; a package
2. a group of people or things sharing something in common: a parcel of fools
3. a distinct portion of land: he was the recipient of a substantial parcel of land
Verb
[-celling, -celled] or US [-celing, -celed]
1. (often foll. by up)to wrap (something) up into a parcel
2. (foll. by out)to divide (something) into portions: the children were parcelled out to relatives [Old French parcelle]
Parcel a small amount; a small party; a company or collection of persons, animals, or things; articles for sale, See also bundle.
Examples: parcel of bachelors; of blockheads, 1702; of blood, 1548; of books, 1562; of brutes, 1778; of cocoa, 1897; of crows, 1712; of fair dames, 1588; of diamonds; of wry faces, 1818; of fire, 1864; of hay, 1863; of hens and chickens, 1775; of horses, 1689; of ideas, 1785; of land, 1642; of lies, 1758; of linnets, 1895; of liquor, 1757; of mathematicians; of matter, 1834; of money, 1586; of observations, 1822; of penguins (when walking together), 1615; of people, 1449; of riff-raff, 1811; of sheep, 1780; of soldiers, 1598; of sugar, 1882; of tobacco, 1648; of weather, 1734; of woes.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  parcel - a wrapped container 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) pack - a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film) packet - a small package or bundle |
| 2. | parcel - the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians" apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, assignation, allocation, allotment - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" | |
| 3. |  parcel - an extended area of land baseball diamond, infield, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate center field, centerfield, center - the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" left field, leftfield, left - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left; "the batter flied out to left" outfield - the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases short - the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed railway yard, railyard, yard - an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines desert - arid land with little or no vegetation oasis - a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface) battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field - a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" minefield - a region in which explosives mines have been placed breeding ground - a place where animals breed field - a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat" field of fire - the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position grounds - a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.) athletic field, playing area, playing field, field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth industrial park - a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life mud flat - a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide parade ground - an area for holding parades fairground - an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses midway - the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located fairway - a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement park, parkland - a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" common, commons, green, park - a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" picnic area, picnic ground - a tract of land set aside for picnicking public square, square - an open area at the meeting of two or more streets toll plaza - an area where tollbooths are located range - a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"; "he dreamed of a home on the range" sector - a portion of a military position land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school" subdivision - an area composed of subdivided lots mine field - a tract of land containing explosive mines terrain - a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain" plot of ground, plot of land, patch, plot - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" lot - a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake" yard - a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town" | |
| 4. |  parcel - a collection of things wrapped or boxed togetheraggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole wisp - a small bundle of straw or hay | |
| Verb | 1. | parcel - divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land" |
| 2. | parcel - cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" | |
| 3. | parcel - make into a wrapped container |
parcel
Translations
parcel [ˈpɑːsl] n → paquete m
vt (also: parcel up) → empaquetar, embalar;
to be part and parcel of → ser parte integrante de
n parcel [ˈpaːsl]
thing(s) wrapped and tied, usually to be sent by post I got a parcel in the post today. pakkie طَرْد، رُزمَة بَريدِيّه колет balíček pakke das Päckchen δέμα paquete pakk بسته paketti colis חֲבִילָה पार्सल paket,zamot csomag bungkusan pakki pacco 小包み 소포 paketas, siuntinys paka; sūtījums bungkusan pakje pakke paczka pacote colet пакет, посылка balík, balíček paket pošiljka paket พัสดุ paket, koli 小包，包裹 пакунок; посилка پارسل، بقچہ bưu kiện 小包，包裹
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