handbag
noun/ˈhændˌbæɡ/
Frequency rank: #8,393 most common English word
Meaning
a small bag carried by hand or over the shoulder, used especially by women to hold personal items.
Example sentence
She left her handbag on the seat when she got off the bus.
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