Case and Purse

Case

Case noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Purse and case are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Purse" instead a noun "Case".

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

Purse noun - A container for carrying money and small personal items.

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Case and purse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead a noun "Purse".

Nearby Words: purser, pursed, pursy, pursing

old	old case	old purse
full	full case	full purse
special	special case	special purse
single	single case	single purse
Other adjectives: small, actual, entire, big, huge, infamous, new, missing.

The "egg case" which the second film's sharktopus comes from doesn't look anything like an actual mermaid's purse.

Source: Film / Sharktopus
Crassus then asks what happens if he 'remembers' that Tavi stole his mother's purse, and Tavi responds in that case he'll remember that there are no stairs anywhere near where they are.

Source: Cut Himself Shaving
You keep a little something in your purse in case you're stranded at sea in a lifeboat in an evening gown?

Source: Series / Wings

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