portmanteaunoun [ C ]
uk/pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ/us/pɔːrtˈmæn.toʊ/plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux uk/-təʊz/us/-toʊz/old-fashioneda large case for carrying clothes while travelling, especially one that opens out into two parts
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Containers for carrying personal possessions
- attaché case
- backpack
- baggage
- billfold
- briefcase
- bumbag
- handbag
- hatbox
- haversack
- holdall
- kitbag
- purse
- sling
- sporran
- suit bag
- suitcase
- toilet bag
- toiletry bag
- tote
- tote bag
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portmanteauadjective [ before noun ]
uk/pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ/us/pɔːrtˈmæn.toʊ/consisting of a wide range of things that are considered as a single thing:
The Official Secrets Act was described as a piece of portmanteau legislation, covering everything from nuclear weapons to army boots.
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General
- abstract
- abstraction
- abstractly
- across-the-board
- all-purpose
- board
- generalist
- generally
- helicopter view
- impressionistic
- in all idiom
- large
- principle
- sense
- simply
- substantially
- the big/bigger picture idiom
- thing
- whole
- widely
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