61
5.5
- noun
- /ˈpɑːkɪt/
- The researchers found a small pocket of air in the ice cave, indicating a unique ecosystem.
- air pocket
- gas pocket
- small pocket
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeInsert left, right spreader through holes into plastic pocket, then insert into connector.
- Insert left, right spreader through holes into plastic pocket, then insert into connector.
- And they have a little pocket between them, and there are cells inside there.
- And that way it will reveal any soil air or like air pockets because the soil will settle.
- He made an incision and then made a pocket and slid the thing up and sutured it up.
Examples
-
Do you see any pockets on me?
-
There's a pocket in the heart of the asteroid.
-
Then she put the camera in her pocket and headed toward home.
Fiction book (1994) -
And so it can pull out pockets of hot air a little bit easier.
-
The sheriff dropped his hands deep into his coat pockets, a stern look on his face.
Fiction book (1995) -
Did you know that a cranberry has four pockets of air?
-
Nevin reached in his pocket to haul out his ID and show it to him.
Fiction book (1993) -
How much chance does a seedling have in that little sandy pocket on a dry fairway?
Academic text (1997) -
The geological survey revealed a hidden pocket of gas deep within the rock layers.
-
In the desert, we discovered a natural pocket that collected rainwater after a rare storm.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
An opening in something, often made by people or nature
343
3.9
An enclosed space inside something, for example a cave or the body
86
5.3
A small hollow in a surface, often on the skin
48
2.4
A small enclosed space inside a larger object, like a honeycomb or ice tray
23
4.8
A small hollow bag in animals and plants that holds fluid or air
20
4.3
A small hollow space set back into a wall or rock
14
3.9
A hollow space in the ground or a solid object
14
3.8
A small empty space or dip in something
8
4.6
A sac on an animal's body for holding young or food
5
5.3
A small enclosed space used for storing things, doing small tasks, or as a quiet nook
5
3.2
A hollow curved area made by removing material
3
7.5
A small secret place to keep things safe or be alone
1
7.0
A small narrow space where a person can hide
1
9.9
A small space set aside to hold or hide something
1
9.9
A shallow hollow in an organ, for example in the brain
A small space inside a living thing or a tomb that holds seeds and other small parts
A hole that forms when wood decays or people dig the ground
Idioms
Pay for something with your own money instead of getting money from someone else
- Informal
A helpful idea or tool kept secret to use when needed
Compounds
13
2.2
A small folding tool with a metal blade that fits into its handle and into a pocket
- Formal
1
8.8
A president or governor keeping a bill not signed until lawmakers end their meeting so it cannot become law
1
4.8
A call someone makes by mistake when their phone's buttons are pressed in a pocket
1
3.5
A piece of cloth that covers a pocket opening to keep things safe and make the pocket look neater
1
4.0
Games like pool that are played on a table with six pockets where players hit balls with a long stick
- Archaic
1
9.9
A very small town where one person or family controls who is elected to Parliament
- US
1
9.3
A small rodent active at night that lives in burrows and carries seeds in cheek pouches
- Specialized
A small animal like a mouse with soft fur and pouches in its cheeks
A small rodent from Mexico with fur lined cheek pouches for carrying food
A small secret pocket with a spring that holds small valuable items inside clothing
- Specialized
A small mouse with stiff fur and cheek pouches that lives in dry grasslands
A small burrowing animal like a mouse that has fur-lined cheek pouches and makes dirt mounds
A small animal that lives underground in grasslands and carries food in pockets in its cheeks
A small mouse in central United States grasslands that carries food in cheek pouches
A small animal that lives underground and digs tunnels in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida
A small burrowing rodent that lives in western United States valleys and meadows with fur-lined cheek pouches
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pocket was also used for any small hollow because it is like a little bag or space inside something, just like a pouch. That's why people say a 'pocket' of air or gold to mean a small enclosed space.