parcel
Definition
- n. the allotment of some amount by dividing something
- v. divide into parts
- v. cover with strips of canvas
- v. make into a wrapped container
Word forms
- Past participle
- parcelled
- Present participle
- parcelling
- Third person singular
- parcels
- Past tense
- parcelled
Example sentences
n.
I received a parcel from my friend yesterday.
vt.
The teacher will parcel out the assignments to the students.
a.
I only read a parcel of the book before deciding to return it.
adv.
The project will be completed parcel by parcel over the next few months.