Phrase Hound found 72 phrases and 22 compound words that contain purse. The most common are listed below. Open purse in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 72
- coin purseA small bag or pouch designed for carrying money, particularly coins.
- shepherd's purseAn edible weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, family Brassicaceae, native to Europe but now found world-wide.
- public purseA quantity of money collected by a government through taxation and other methods, and used for public purposes; public funds, public money.
- common purseA shared or community fund.
- change purseA small purse or pouch designed for carrying coins.
- mermaid's purseThe egg case of a skate, shark or ratfish.
- power of the purseThe control of finances by one group used as a check on the power of another group.
- purse stringAlternative form of pursestring: A cord or string, the middle of which is enclosed in the hem of the opening of a soft purse or sack, that, when pulled, closes the purse.
- purse seineA fishing seine consisting of a purse cable which acts as a draw string for the bottom of the net allowing entire schools of fish to be enclosed and brought up.
- man purseSynonym of man-bag: The equivalent of a woman's small handbag designed for use by men, having compartments for mobile phones, etc.
- purse stringsplural of purse string: A cord or string, the middle of which is enclosed in the hem of the opening of a soft purse or sack, that, when pulled, closes the purse.
- belt purseA small purse worn against the body, attached to a belt.
- purse puppyA dog small enough to fit into a sleeve, purse, or backpack.
- purse-bearerA person in charge of another's money; a treasurer.
- Privy PurseThe amount of money the monarch may use for private or personal expenses
- mermaids' purseAlternative form of mermaid's purse: The egg case of a skate, shark or ratfish.
- purse snatchingThe act or practice of stealing a handbag, usually from a woman carrying it.
- purse-string sutureA surgical and medical technique where a continuous running stitch is placed in and out along the edge of a circular wound; when the suture ends are pulled tight, the opening gathers and closes, much like a traditional drawstring purse.
- purse-seiningpresent participle and gerund of purse-seine
- beggar's purseAn appetizer in the form of a pouch of phyllo dough with various toppings.
- devil's purseThe egg case of some sharks, skates, and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes).
- long purseriches; wealth; significant financial resources
- Sutton Hoo purse-lidA metal lid, found in Suffolk, England, which functioned (probably with a plate behind it) as the top of a leather pouch for coins.
- jail purseA body cavity when used to store or smuggle things into jail.
- cut one's cloth to suit one's purseTo settle for less when money or resources are limited.
Compound words 22
- cutpurseA thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.
- pursyOut of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness.
- manpurseA purse worn by a man.
- murseA man's purse.
- pursefulAs much as a purse can hold.
- pursestringA cord or string, the middle of which is enclosed in the hem of the opening of a soft purse or sack, that, when pulled, closes the purse.
- purselikeResembling or characteristic of a purse.
- purselessWithout a purse.
- pursemakerA manufacturer of purses.
- pursemakingThe manufacture of purses.