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1. pocket
noun. ['ˈpɑːkət'] a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles.
Antonyms
Etymology
- pocket (Middle English (1100-1500))
- poket (Anglo-Norman)
Rhymes with Pocket
- sprocket
- erakat
- socket
- rocket
- hocutt
- docket
How do you pronounce pocket?
Pronounce pocket as ˈpɑkət.
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Sentences with pocket
1. Noun, singular or mass
There are hidden screws behind the door handle, inside the pocket and at the bottom of the panel.
Quotes about pocket
1. I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in.
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson
2. Sometimes when I'm alone, I take the pearl from where it lives in my pocket and try to remember the boy with the bread, the strong arms that warded off nightmares on the train, the kisses in the arena.
- Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
3. Once I pulled a job, I was so stupid. I picked a guy's pocket on an airplane and made a run for it.
- Rodney Dangerfield
2. pocket
noun. ['ˈpɑːkət'] an enclosed space.
Synonyms
Etymology
- pocket (Middle English (1100-1500))
- poket (Anglo-Norman)
3. pocket
noun. ['ˈpɑːkət'] a supply of money.
Etymology
- pocket (Middle English (1100-1500))
- poket (Anglo-Norman)
4. pocket
verb. ['ˈpɑːkət'] put in one's pocket.
Antonyms
Etymology
- pocket (Middle English (1100-1500))
- poket (Anglo-Norman)
5. pocket
verb. ['ˈpɑːkət'] take unlawfully.
Synonyms
Etymology
- pocket (Middle English (1100-1500))
- poket (Anglo-Norman)
6. pocket
noun. ['ˈpɑːkət'] (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- pocket (Middle English (1100-1500))
- poket (Anglo-Norman)
7. pocket
noun. ['ˈpɑːkət'] an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck.
Antonyms
Etymology
- pocket (Middle English (1100-1500))
- poket (Anglo-Norman)
8. pocket
noun. ['ˈpɑːkət'] a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly.
Synonyms
Etymology
- pocket (Middle English (1100-1500))
- poket (Anglo-Norman)