pockets (Meaning)
pockets
smaller than the usual size, in one's control or possession, having suffered a loss, to set aside, to hem in, a small bag open at the top or side inserted in a garment, blind alley, supply of money, to take for one's own use especially dishonestly, a small bag carried by a person, an abnormal cavity formed in diseased tissue, small, miniature, to appropriate to one's own use, to put up with, to put or enclose in a pocket, low on money or funds, carried in or paid from one's own pocket, receptacle, container, a place for a batten made by sewing a strip on a sail, an opening at the corner or side of a billiard table, to cover or supply with pockets, a bag at the corner or side of a billiard table, a small cavity or space, in the position of having made a profit, a small often isolated area or group, a cavity containing a deposit (as of gold, water, or gas), to drive (a ball) into a pocket of a pool table, the concave area at the base of the finger sections of a baseball glove or mitt in which the ball is normally caught, small enough to fit in the pocket, to supply with pockets, a small bag that is sewed or inserted in a garment so that it is open at the top or side, small enough to be carried in the pocket, provided with funds, air pocket, the position of a contestant in a race hemmed in by others, to put or enclose in or as if in one's pocket, of or relating to money, carried in or paid from one's pocket, to refuse assent to (a bill) by a pocket veto, a superficial pouch in some animals, container, something like a pocket, from cash on hand, an area formed by blockers from which a football quarterback attempts to pass
Synonyms & Antonyms of pockets
pockets Sentence Examples
- Mary rummaged through her pockets, searching for her missing keys.
- The thief deftly lifted the wallet from the unsuspecting man's jacket pocket.
- John always kept his wallet in his back pocket, for safekeeping.
- The holes in her jeans pockets made carrying loose change impossible.
- The old man's pockets were filled with various trinkets and mementos.
- Sarah's pockets were stuffed with tissues, lip balm, and a small notepad.
- The child's coat had two deep pockets perfect for storing toys and snacks.
- The backpack had multiple zippered pockets for easy organization.
- The dress had hidden pockets that could accommodate a small phone or credit cards.
- The kangaroo's pouch served as a unique form of pocket for carrying its young.
FAQs About the word pockets
smaller than the usual size, in one's control or possession, having suffered a loss, to set aside, to hem in, a small bag open at the top or side inserted in a
stifles, swallows, suppresses, contains, submerges, holds back, represses, controls, checks, smothers
takes out,expresses, releases, unleashes, looses,vents,
Mary rummaged through her pockets, searching for her missing keys.
The thief deftly lifted the wallet from the unsuspecting man's jacket pocket.
John always kept his wallet in his back pocket, for safekeeping.
The holes in her jeans pockets made carrying loose change impossible.
