definition: a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
example: My trousers had four pockets – two at the front and two at the back.
speech part: noun
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definition: an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
example: I sunk three balls in the far-right pocket.
speech part: noun
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definition: in anatomy, a saclike structure in animals, for example marsupials, gophers, or pelicans
example: Pelicans can fit fish into their pockets.
speech part: noun
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pouch
definition: a small isolated group of people
example: They were concentrated in pockets inside the city.
speech part: noun
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definition: a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
example: The passengers screamed when the plane hit a pocket.
speech part: noun
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air hole
definition: a supply of money
example: They dipped into the taxpayers' pockets.
speech part: noun
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definition: a hollow concave shape made by removing something
example: I made a pocket in the mashed potato, into which I poured gravy.
speech part: noun
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scoop
definition: in bowling, the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
example: The ball hit the pocket and gave them a perfect strike.
speech part: noun
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definition: an enclosed space
example: The trapped miners found a pocket of air.
speech part: noun
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sack
definition: to put in one's pocket
example: I pocketed the change.
speech part: verb
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definition: to take unlawfully
example: I pocketed the ring and ran out of the store.
speech part: verb
synonyms:
bag