pocketful

«pocketful» in Mova's school dictionary: As much as a pocket can hold — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a pocketful, pocketfuls or pocketsful)

meaning for a pupil

As much as a pocket can hold. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and rhymes: «a pocketful of rye» in «Sing a Song of Sixpence». In everyday life: a pocketful of sweets, conkers or coins.

examples

• He had a pocketful of conkers. tree →
• Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye. tree →
• She came home with a pocketful of shells. tree →
• I found a pocketful of coins in my coat. tree →
• Rat brought a pocketful of biscuits. tree →
• The boy had a pocketful of marbles. tree →
• When Donald was safe at home, he pulled out his pocketful of bright gold and began to weigh each piece in the scales. tree →

note

Plural: pocketfuls (common) or pocketsful. One word, single l at the end.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pocketful» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.