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pouch
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pouch has 3 senses
- pouch(n = noun.artifact) Array - a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things; Array is a kind of bag
- pouch(n = noun.shape) pocket, sac, sack - an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air" is a kind of cavity, enclosed space
- pouch(n = noun.body) pocket - (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican); Array has particulars: gastric mill, gizzard, ventriculus, utricle, utriculus, atrial auricle, auricle, auricula atrii, auricula, auricular appendage, auricular appendix, cheek pouch, marsupium, scrotum
has particulars: mail pouch, mailbag, pocket, sporran, tobacco pouch, belt bag, waist pack
Derived form verb pouch1
is a kind of sac
Verb pouch has 3 senses
- pouch(v = verb.contact) Array - put into a small bag; Array is one way to bag
- pouch(v = verb.contact) Array - send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels; Array is one way to get off, mail
- pouch(v = verb.change) bulge, protrude - swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal" is one way to change form, change shape, deform
Derived form noun pouch1
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CIDE DICTIONARY
pouch, n. [F. poche a pocket, pouch, bag; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a bag, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder.].
- A small bag; usually, a leathern bag; as, a pouch for money; a shot pouch; a mail pouch, etc. [1913 Webster]
- That which is shaped like, or used as, a pouch [1913 Webster]
pouch, v. t.
- To put or take into a pouch. [1913 Webster]
- To swallow; -- said of fowls. Derham. [1913 Webster]
- To pout. Ainsworth. [1913 Webster]
- To pocket; to put up with. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pouch, n. & v.
--n.
1 a small bag or detachable outside pocket.
2 a baggy area of skin underneath the eyes etc.
3 a a pocket-like receptacle in which marsupials carry their young during lactation. b any of several similar structures in various animals, e.g. in the cheeks of rodents.
4 a soldier's leather ammunition bag.
5 a lockable bag for mail or dispatches.
6 Bot. a baglike cavity, esp. the seed-vessel, in a plant.
--v.tr.
1 put or make into a pouch.
2 take possession of; pocket.
3 make (part of a dress etc.) hang like a pouch.
--n.
1 a small bag or detachable outside pocket.
2 a baggy area of skin underneath the eyes etc.
3 a a pocket-like receptacle in which marsupials carry their young during lactation. b any of several similar structures in various animals, e.g. in the cheeks of rodents.
4 a soldier's leather ammunition bag.
5 a lockable bag for mail or dispatches.
6 Bot. a baglike cavity, esp. the seed-vessel, in a plant.
--v.tr.
1 put or make into a pouch.
2 take possession of; pocket.
3 make (part of a dress etc.) hang like a pouch.
Derivative
pouched adj. pouchy adj.
Etymology
ME f. ONF pouche: cf. POKE(2)
THESAURUS
pouch
bag, balloon, beetle, belly, belly out, bilge, billow, bouge, bug, bulge, dilate, distend, goggle, jut, overhang, pocket, poke, pooch, pop, pout, project, protrude, purse, reticule, round out, sack, stand out, stick out, swell, swell outROGET THESAURUS
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Receptacle
N receptacle, inclosure, recipient, receiver, reservatory, compartment, cell, cellule, follicle, hole, corner, niche, recess, nook, crypt, stall, pigeonhole, cove, oriel, cave, capsule, vesicle, cyst, pod, calyx, cancelli, utricle, bladder, pericarp, udder, stomach, paunch, venter, ventricle, crop, craw, maw, gizzard, breadbasket, mouth, pocket, pouch, fob, sheath, scabbard, socket, bag, sac, sack, saccule, wallet, cardcase, scrip, poke, knit, knapsack, haversack, sachel, satchel, reticule, budget, net, ditty bag, ditty box, housewife, hussif, saddlebags, portfolio, quiver, chest, box, coffer, caddy, case, casket, pyx, pix, caisson, desk, bureau, reliquary, trunk, portmanteau, band-box, valise, grip, grip sack, skippet, vasculum, boot, imperial, vache, cage, manger, rack, vessel, vase, bushel, barrel, canister, jar, pottle, basket, pannier, buck-basket, hopper, maund, creel, cran, crate, cradle, bassinet, wisket, whisket, jardiniere, corbeille, hamper, dosser, dorser, tray, hod, scuttle, utensil, brazier, cuspidor, spittoon, cistern, vat, caldron, barrel, cask, drum, puncheon, keg, rundlet, tun, butt, cag, firkin, kilderkin, carboy, amphora, bottle, jar, decanter, ewer, cruse, caraffe, crock, kit, canteen, flagon, demijohn, flask, flasket, stoup, noggin, vial, phial, cruet, caster, urn, epergne, salver, patella, tazza, patera, pig gin, big gin, tyg, nipperkin, pocket pistol, tub, bucket, pail, skeel, pot, tankard, jug, pitcher, mug, pipkin, galipot, gallipot, matrass, receiver, retort, alembic, bolthead, capsule, can, kettle, bowl, basin, jorum, punch bowl, cup, goblet, chalice, tumbler, glass, rummer, horn, saucepan, skillet, posnet, tureen, beaker, flask, Erlenmeyer flask, Florence flask, round-bottom flask, graduated cylinder, test tube, culture tube, pipette, Pasteur pipette, disposable pipette, syringe, vial, carboy, vacuum flask, Petri dish, microtiter tray, centrifuge tube, bail, beaker, billy, canakin, catch basin, catch drain, chatti, lota, mussuk, schooner, spider, terrine, toby, urceus, plate, platter, dish, trencher, calabash, porringer, potager, saucer, pan, crucible, glassware, tableware, vitrics, compote, gravy boat, creamer, sugar bowl, butter dish, mug, pitcher, punch bowl, chafing dish, shovel, trowel, spoon, spatula, ladle, dipper, tablespoon, watch glass, thimble, closet, commode, cupboard, cellaret, chiffonniere, locker, bin, bunker, buffet, press, clothespress, safe, sideboard, drawer, chest of drawers, chest on chest, highboy, lowboy, till, scrutoire, secretary, secretaire, davenport, bookcase, cabinet, canterbury, escritoire, etagere, vargueno, vitrine, chamber, apartment, room, cabin, office, court, hall, atrium, suite of rooms, apartment, flat, story, saloon, salon, parlor, by-room, cubicle, presence chamber, sitting room, best room, keeping room, drawing room, reception room, state room, gallery, cabinet, closet, pew, box, boudoir, adytum, sanctum, bedroom, dormitory, refectory, dining room, salle-a-manger, nursery, schoolroom, library, study, studio, billiard room, smoking room, den, stateroom, tablinum, tenement, bath room, bathroom, toilet, lavatory, powder room, john, jakes, necessary, loo, men's room, ladies' room, rest room, (uncleanness), 653 attic, loft, garret, cockloft, clerestory, cellar, vault, hold, cockpit, cubbyhole, cook house, entre-sol, mezzanine floor, ground floor, rez-de-chaussee, basement, kitchen, pantry, bawarchi-khana, scullery, offices, storeroom, lumber room, dairy, laundry, coach house, garage, hangar, outhouse, penthouse, lean-to, portico, porch, stoop, stope, veranda, patio, lanai, terrace, deck, lobby, court, courtyard, hall, vestibule, corridor, passage, breezeway, ante room, ante chamber, lounge, piazza, veranda, conservatory, greenhouse, bower, arbor, summerhouse, alcove, grotto, hermitage, lodging, bed, carriage, capsular, saccular, sacculated, recipient, ventricular, cystic, vascular, vesicular, cellular, camerated, locular, multilocular, polygastric, marsupial, siliquose, siliquous.
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