Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "handbag" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

department store shop store wal mart wardrobe woman's closet woman's hand womens department

Coordinate Terms

man-bag murse

Derived Terms

I lost my handbag bachelor's handbag handbag clip handbagful handbagger handbaggy handbagless handbags at dawn hardbag man-bag smell like a tart's handbag social handbag

Derived From

bag hand

Context

british humorous mainly commonwealth

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

container

Type Of (IsA)

bag bag used by women purse rarely

Related Terms

house music subgenre

Synonym Network

bag diva house purse

Used For

carry makeup carry money carry stuff in carrying drivers license carrying makeup carrying mirror carrying money carrying things carrying things around carying small objects with hide personal items holding personal things keep things in personal effects personal items put stuff storing things

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.