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n. (artifact) | 1. package, parcel | a wrapped container. |
| ~ sheaf, bundle | a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing. |
| ~ 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. |
n. (act) | 2. parcel, portion, share | the allotment of some amount by dividing something.; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians" |
| ~ apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, allocation, allotment, assignation | 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" |
n. (location) | 3. parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract | 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. |
| ~ right field, rightfield, right | the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right. |
| ~ 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, field of honor | 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. |
| ~ clearing, glade | a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ yard | a tract of land where logs are accumulated. |
n. (group) | 4. bundle, package, packet, parcel | a collection of things wrapped or boxed together. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ wisp | a small bundle of straw or hay. |
v. (social) | 5. parcel | divide into parts.; "The developers parceled the land" |
| ~ carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate | separate into parts or portions.; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" |
v. (contact) | 6. 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" |
v. (contact) | 7. parcel | make into a wrapped container. |
| ~ wrap, wrap up | arrange or fold as a cover or protection.; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present" |
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