Definition for Parcel:

• pär'sel, n. a little part: a portion: a quantity, as of single articles: a number forming a group or a lot: a package.-- v.t. to divide into portions:-- pr.p. par'celling; pa.t. and pa.p. par'celled.-- n. PAR'CEL-BAWD ( Shak.), one partly a bawd.-- adjs. PAR'CEL-BEARD'ED ( Tenn.), partially bearded; PAR'CEL-GILT, partially gilded.-- n. PAR'CEL-OFF'ICE, a place where parcels are received for despatch and delivery.-- PARCELS POST, that department of the post-office which takes charge of the forwarding and delivery of small parcels. [ Fr. parcelle ( It. particella)-- L. particula, dim. of pars, partis, a part.]

Synonyms for Parcel:

• n.

  •
  • acreage.
  •allotment (noun)
  • chunk,
  • assignment,
  • quota,
  • stipend,
  • proportion,
  • dispensation,
  • percentage,
  • allowance,
  • stake,
  • commission,
  • quantum.
  •area (noun)
  • locality,
  • quarter,
  • stretch,
  • precinct.
  •bundle (noun)
  • carton,
  • box.
  •container prepared to be sent (noun)
  • bindle.
  •geographical area (noun)
  • district.
  •group, bunch (noun)
  • crowd,
  • company,
  • clot,
  • array,
  • clutch,
  • band,
  • crew.
  •land (noun)
  • realty.
  •package (noun)
  • tin.
  •parcel (noun)
  • parcel of land,
  • piece of land,
  • piece of ground.
  •part, piece (noun)
  • bite,
  • lion's share,
  • piece of the action,
  • moiety.
  •portion (noun)
  • helping,
  • fraction,
  • interest,
  • stock,
  • compartment,
  • half,
  • subdivision,
  • sector,
  • dividend.
  •region (noun)
  • circuit,
  • nation,
  • realm,
  • municipality,
  • commonweal,
  • province,
  • neighborhood,
  • beat,
  • field,
  • bailiwick,
  • borough,
  • canton,
  • state,
  • duchy,
  • country,
  • city,
  • kingdom,
  • empire,
  • colony,
  • dukedom,
  • county,
  • territory,
  • earldom,
  • domain,
  • riding,
  • town,
  • shire.

• v.

  •allot (verb)
  • deal,
  • allot,
  • assign,
  • give,
  • slice,
  • partition,
  • budget,
  • allow,
  • cut,
  • set,
  • measure,
  • allocate,
  • earmark.
  •portion (verb)
  • dismember,
  • halve,
  • compartmentalize,
  • zone,
  • subdivide.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • postmistress,
  • post office.
  •
  • postmaster,
  • mailbag.
  •
  • post.
  •dole out
  • mete out.

Paraphrases for Parcel:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    pack.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    pieces, outfitters.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    piece, part, tranche, crate, portion, eviction.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    package, packages.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    packet, particle, patch, package.

Antonyms for Parcel:

• n.

  • container prepared to be sent
    none, whole, one.
  • group, bunch
    individual.
  • Other antonyms:
    entity, single, unit, item.

Homophones for Parcel:

• Parsell.

Hypernym for Parcel:

• n.

  • artifact
    bundle, packet, sheaf, pack.

Hyponym for Parcel:

• n.

  • act
    parcelling, assignation, apportioning, allocation, apportionment, allotment, parceling.
  • artifact
    container.

• v.

  • contact
    cover, wrap up, wrap.
  • social
    dissever, carve up, separate, split, split up, divide.