vest-pocket dictionary

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• vest-pocket — [vest′päk΄it] adj. 1. small enough to fit into a vest pocket [a vest pocket dictionary] 2. quite small or compact [a vest pocket park] …   English World dictionary

• vest-pocket — /vest pok it/, adj. 1. designed to be carried in the pocket of the vest, in a purse, or in a similarly small space; miniature: a vest pocket dictionary. 2. very small: a vest pocket version of Versailles. [1910 15] * * * …   Universalium

• vest-pocket — vest′ pock et adj. 1) designed to be carried in or as if in the pocket of a vest: a vest pocket dictionary[/ex] 2) contained in a small space; compact: a vest pocket park[/ex] • Etymology: 1910–15 …   From formal English to slang

• vest-pocket — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : designed or adapted to fit into the vest pocket a vest pocket dictionary 2. : of very small size or scope a vest pocket war …   Useful english dictionary

• pocket — 1. noun 1) a bag with two pockets Syn: pouch, compartment 2) these donors have deep pockets Syn: means, budget, resources, finances, funds, money, wherewithal, pocketbook 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• pocket — 1. noun 1) a bag with two pockets Syn: pouch, compartment 2) pockets of resistance Syn: area, patch, region, cluster 2. adjective a pocket dictionary Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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