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handbag

/ˈhændˌbæɡ/noun2 syllables

Handbag means: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).

Synonyms for handbag3

noun, as in a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

bag, pocketbook, purse

What does handbag mean?1

noun

1

a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)“she reached into her bag and found a comb”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Handbag in a sentence

  • She bought a handbag, but she lost it the next day.CK
  • Bus ticket, handbag, and children's playground are examples of compound nouns.LB
  • You carry too much stuff in your handbag.sundown
  • Sandra couldn't find the keys in her handbag.Amastan
  • A young man robbed an old woman of her handbag.CM
  • The boy stole money from his mother's handbag.CK
  • Her handbag is the same colour as her shoes.sundown
  • The thief snatched the woman's handbag and ran off.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of handbag

as a noun

plural
handbags