Pocket

/ˈpɒkɪt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:16 pts6 letters

Definition of Pocket

noun

  1. A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
  2. Such a receptacle seen as housing someone's money; hence, financial resources.

    "I paid for it out of my own pocket."

  3. An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table.
  4. An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.

    "The drilling expedition discovered a pocket of natural gas."

  5. An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river.

verb

  1. To put (something) into a pocket.
  2. To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.
  3. To take and keep (something, especially money that is not one's own).

    "Record executives pocketed most of the young singer's earnings."

  4. To shoplift; to steal.

    "The thief was caught on camera pocketing the diamond."

  5. To put up with; to bear without complaint.

adjective

  1. Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.

    "a pocket dictionary"

  2. Smaller or more compact than usual.
  3. Referring to the two initial hole cards.

    "a pocket pair of kings"

Anagrams of Pocket

Words You Can Make

24 words can be made from the letters in "pocket":

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Words formed by adding one letter to "pocket" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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