parcel

v. pack, bundle; divide, partition; wrap, cover

n. (British) package, bundle; group, gang; field, plot of land, yard

Parcel can refer to:A mailable or shippable item other than a letter, book, or other document, particularly as packaging delivered by a postal service or package delivery service. In real estate a parcel is "a contiguous area of land described in a single description by a deed or other instrument or as one of a number of lots on a plat or plan, separately owned and capable of being separately conveyed. In other words, a parcel is a unit of land under unified ownership (with or without buildings)." In atmospheric science, a parcel is a theoretical container of air that can be followed as it evolves over time. The party game Pass the parcel.
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Noun
1. a wrapped container
(synonym) package
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) bundle, sheaf
2. the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans"
(synonym) portion, share
(hypernym) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
3. an extended area of land
(synonym) tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(hyponym) baseball diamond, diamond, infield
4. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
(synonym) package, bundle, packet
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(hyponym) wisp
Verb
1. divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"
(hypernym) divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
(derivation) tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land
2. cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope"
(hypernym) cover
3. make into a wrapped container
(hypernym) wrap, wrap up
(derivation) package, bundle, packet

n. reef, ridge of coral or rock located near the surface of the sea

(v. t.)
To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.
  

(v. t.)
To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often with out or into.
  

(v. t.)
To add a parcel or item to; to itemize.
  

(n.)
An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group.
  

(n.)
A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.
  

(n.)
A part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece.
  

(n.)
A number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle; a package; a packet.
  

(a. & adv.)
Part or half; in part; partially. Shak. [Sometimes hyphened with the word following.]