Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Pocket? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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A small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles |
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An enclosed space The trapped miners found a pocket of air |
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A supply of money They dipped into the taxpayers' pockets |
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(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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A hollow concave shape made by removing something |
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A local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly |
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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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(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican) |
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An opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck |
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Put in one's pocket He pocketed the change |
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Take unlawfully |