POCKET
/ˈpɒkɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 16
Definition
- verb put in one's pocket.
- verb take unlawfully.
— synonyms: bag
- noun a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles.
- noun an enclosed space.
— synonyms: pouch, sac, sack
- noun a supply of money.
- noun (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left.
- noun a hollow concave shape made by removing something.
— synonyms: scoop
- noun a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly.
— synonyms: air_pocket, air_hole
- noun a small isolated group of people.
- noun (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican).
— synonyms: pouch
- noun an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck.
Examples
- “I paid for it out of my own pocket.”
- “The drilling expedition discovered a pocket of natural gas.”
- “Record executives pocketed most of the young singer's earnings.”
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