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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#m1)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#x1)
- Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#x2)
- She came home with a pocketful of shells. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#x3)
- I found a pocketful of coins in my coat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#x4)
- Rat brought a pocketful of biscuits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#x5)
- The boy had a pocketful of marbles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#x6)
- When Donald was safe at home, he pulled out his pocketful of bright gold and began to weigh each piece in the scales. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#x7)

### 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.