purse vs container

container vs purse

purse and container both are nouns.

purse is a verb but container is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
purse	Yes	No	Yes	No
container	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, container is a hypernym of purse; that is, container is a word with a broader meaning than purse:

purse: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
container: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

purse (noun)	container (noun)
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)	any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
a small bag for carrying money
a sum of money offered as a prize
a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse

purse (verb)	container (verb)
contract one's lips into a rounded shape
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

Difference between purse and container

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