pocket
has definitions from the fields of clothing,anatomy,zoology,criminal law,meteorology
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[ noun ] (clothing) a small pouch in a garment for carrying small articles
Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)He , too , cocked his cap at a jaunty angle , jingled marbles in his pocket , and swaggered down Main_Street . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)He always seemed to have money in his pocket . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)He worked standing , with his left hand in his pocket as_though he were merely stopping for a moment , sketching with the surprised stare of one who was watching another person 's hand . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)`` Right in my pocket '' . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)`` I reached_into that funny little pocket that is high_up on my dress . Related terms pouch vest_pocket patch_pocket breast_pocket hip_pocket slash_pocket garment pocket_flap |
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[ noun ] a supply of money
Examples "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Rep._Charles_E._Hughes of Sherman , sponsor of the bill , said a failure to enact it would `` amount to making a gift out_of the taxpayers ' pockets to banks , insurance and pipeline_companies '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an enclosed space
Examples "the trapped miners found a pocket of air" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)He does not know whether to look up or look aside , to put his hands in his pockets or to clench them at his side , to cross the street , or to continue on the same side . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)It was the end of the afternoon when he took the huge key out of his pocket and inserted it into the keyhole . Related terms |
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[ verb ] put in one's pocket
Synonyms Examples "He pocketed the change" Used in print (Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)When these had been pocketed , we could still spend a morning cracking open other pebbles for our delight in seeing how much prettier they were inside than their dull exteriors indicated . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
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[ noun ] (meteorology) a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
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[ noun ] a small isolated group of people
Examples "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city" "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance" Related terms |
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