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# pocketful

noun (a pocketful, pocketfuls or pocketsful)

«pocketful» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

As much as a pocket can hold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#m1)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#x1)
- Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#x2)
- She came home with a pocketful of shells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#x3)
- I found a pocketful of coins in my coat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#x4)
- Rat brought a pocketful of biscuits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#x5)
- The boy had a pocketful of marbles. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pocketful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pocketful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pocketful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pocketful.html) on Mova free.