pocketful

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
24
Letters
9

Definition of pocketful

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The amount that a pocket would hold.
    “White came to City Hall on Monday morning, entering through a basement window, with a gun and a pocketful of bullets.”
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noun

  1. The amount that a pocket would hold.
    “White came to City Hall on Monday morning, entering through a basement window, with a gun and a pocketful of bullets.”
  2. (figuratively)A small or moderate amount.
    “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.”
    “Much more than a pocketful of fun awaits in this collection of rhymes and poems!”

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Etymology

From pocket + -ful.

Words you can make from pocketful

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7-letter words

4 words

6-letter words

8 words

5-letter words

18 words

4-letter words

64 words

3-letter words

49 words

2-letter words

15 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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