ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pocketful

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pocketful is a noun meaning The amount that a pocket would hold.

Meaning

The amount that a pocket would hold.

More Meanings

  1. (figurative) A small or moderate amount.

Example Sentences

Much more than a pocketful of fun awaits in this collection of rhymes and poems!
White came to City Hall on Monday morning, entering through a basement window, with a gun and a pocketful of bullets.
This Government came in with a pocketful of promises. Every time the Prime Minister (Mr. Mulroney) saw two farmers at a crossroads he had five more promises to make.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pottleful, pailful, handful, porringerful, pocketbook, cupful.

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