purse
/pɜːs/noun
Elementary
1
A small bag for carrying money.
2
A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
3
A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
4
A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing