parcel
[ˈpʰaː.səɫ]
noun
Meaning
A package wrapped for shipment.
"I saw a brown paper parcel on my doorstep."
An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form.
A division of land bought and sold as a unit.
"I own a small parcel of land between the refinery and the fish cannery."
A group of birds.
An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group.
A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry.
A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.
"A certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece."
Synonyms
verb
Meaning
To wrap something up into the form of a package.
To wrap a strip around the end of a rope.
To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into.
To add a parcel or item to; to itemize.
adverb
Meaning
Part or half; in part; partially.