pockets

pock-ets · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Small bags sewn into or onto clothing, used for carrying small items.

  2. 2.

    Financial resources or means.

  3. 3.

    Small isolated areas or groups.

  4. 4.

    (Billiards) The holes on a pool or snooker table into which balls are played.

Related words

See also: bag, pocket, pouch

Etymology

Plural of pocket, from Anglo-Norman pokete, diminutive of poke meaning "bag."