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Antonyms for bundle

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : buhn-dl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌn dl

Definition of bundle

Origin :
  • early 14c., "bound collection of things," from Middle Dutch bondel, diminutive of bond, from binden "to bind," or perhaps a merger of this word and Old English byndele "binding," from Proto-Germanic *bundilin (cf. German bündel "to bundle"), from PIE root *bhendh- "tie" (see bend (v.)). Meaning "a lot of money" is from 1899. To be a bundle of nerves "very anxious" is from 1938.
  • noun accumulation, package of something
  • verb accumulate, package
Example sentences :
  • When that was done she made a bundle of her cloak and shawl, and lay down in her clothes.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Nobody spoke until it was back again in the Medicine bundle.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • It is plain she is not looking for a bundle, but for a man.'
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • Wiseli was called, and told to get her clothes together, and tied in a bundle.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • With her bundle on her arm she made her way to Peter's workroom.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Levi's companion dropped to the sand without a sound, like a bundle of rags.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • No, he must come back again; his bundle is lying in the courtyard.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • Sami's bundle was thrown into the wagon and the boy seated on it.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • Then he placed his bundle under his head, and went peacefully to sleep.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • With that Philip took up his bundle and strode from the house.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Synonyms for bundle

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