handbag

US: /ˈhændˌbæɡ/
UK: /hˈændbæɡ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


handbag /'hændbæg/
  • danh từ
    • túi xách, ví xách tay (đựng giấy tờ, tiền, son phấn...)

Advanced English dictionary


(AmE also purse)
+ noun
a small bag for money, keys, etc., carried especially by women - PURSE

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

big, capacious, large

VERB + HANDBAG

clutch, hold | carry | swing | delve into, fish about/around in, fumble in, reach into, rummage (around) in, search (in/through)
She was rummaging in her handbag for her keys.
| snatch
She had her handbag snatched as she sat having a coffee.

PREP.

from a/the ~, out of a/the ~
She took a pen out of her large leather handbag.
| in a/the ~, into a/the ~
She put her purse into her handbag.

PHRASES

the contents of a handbag


Concise English dictionary


handbags|handbagged|handbagging'hændbæg
noun
+a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)