[ pok-it ]
/ ˈpɒk ɪt /
noun
adjective
small enough or suitable for carrying in the pocket: a pocket watch.
relatively small; smaller than usual: a pocket war; a pocket country.
verb (used with object)
Idioms for pocket
Origin of pocket
OTHER WORDS FROM pocket
pock·et·less, adjective pock·et·like, adjective un·pock·et, verb (used with object)Words nearby pocket
pocho,
poché,
pocill.,
pock,
pocked,
pocket,
pocket battleship,
pocket billiards,
pocket borough,
pocket calculator,
pocket chisel
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British Dictionary definitions for pocket
pocket
/ (ˈpɒkɪt) /
noun
verb -ets, -eting or -eted (tr)
Derived forms of pocket
pocketable, adjective pocketless, adjectiveWord Origin for pocket
C15: from Anglo-Norman
poket a little bag, from
poque bag, from Middle Dutch
poke
poke ², bag; related to French
poche pocket
Medical definitions for pocket
pocket
[ pŏk′ĭt ]
n.
In anatomy, a cul-de-sac or pouchlike cavity.
A diseased space between the inflamed gum and the surface of a tooth.
A collection of pus in a nearly closed sac.
v.
To enclose within a confined space.
To approach the surface at a localized spot, as with the thinned-out wall of an abscess which is about to rupture.
Idioms and Phrases with pocket
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