Pocket (Noun)
Meaning 1
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican).
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Nouns denoting body parts.
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Meaning 2
An enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air".
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Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
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Meaning 3
A local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly.
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Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
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Meaning 4
A small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- I reached into my pocket to grab my phone and check the time.
- Her purse was too big so she put her keys in her pocket for safekeeping.
- He rummaged through his pocket to find the ticket to the concert.
- The child's small pocket was filled with coins and crumbs from yesterday's snacks.
- She felt a lump in her pocket and realized she still had a wad of crumpled receipts.
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Meaning 5
A hollow concave shape made by removing something.
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Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
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Meaning 6
A small isolated group of people; "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Meaning 7
A supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets".
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Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 8
An opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 9
(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left; "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike".
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Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.