[ 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)
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Idioms for pocket
Origin of pocket
OTHER WORDS FROM pocket
pock·et·less, adjectivepock·et·like, adjectiveun·pock·et, verb (used with object)Words nearby pocket
pocho, Po Chü-i, pocill., pock, pocked, pocket, pocketable, pocket battleship, pocketbike, pocket billiards, pocketbook
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British Dictionary definitions for pocket
pocket
/ (ˈpɒkɪt) /
noun
verb -ets, -eting or -eted (tr)
Derived forms of pocket
pocketable, adjectivepocketless, 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
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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.
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Idioms and Phrases with pocket
pocket
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