pouch

pouch
n
1. bag, sack, Midland U.S. and Scot. poke, Southwestern U.S. alforja, Chiefly Scot. pocket, Obs. budget; pack, packet, satchel, container, receptacle, reticule.
2. purse, (in Scottish Highland costume) sporran, change purse, money bag; pocketbook, handbag; grip, valise, carpetbag; ditty bag.
3. backpack, knapsack, kitbag, haversack, rucksack; gunnysack, gunny-bag, duffel bag.
4. saddle bag, sabretache; mail bag, mail pouch.
5. feed bag, nose bag; doggie bag.
6. paunch, belly, abdomen, stomach, Inf. tummy, gut, (both of ruminating animals) first stomach, rumen, Scot, and North Eng. wame, Sl. breadbasket; potbelly, Inf. bay window, Inf. corporation, Sl. pot, Sl. beerbelly, Sl. spare tire, Obs. gorbelly; (all of birds) gizzard, crop, craw, maw, ingluvies, proventriculus.
7. cyst, Both Anat., Zool. sac, bursa; All Bot. sporangium, spore case, theca.
8. blister, bubble, bleb, bladder; Anat. saccule, sac-culus, utricle; venter, ventricle; udder, teat, mammary gland; marsupium.
v
9. put into, pocket, bag, enclose.

A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат
Synonyms:
(small),


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pouch — Gemeinde Muldestausee Koordinaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pouch — Pouch, n. [F. poche a pocket, pouch, bag; probably of Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a bag, and cf. {Poach} to cook eggs, to plunder.] 1. A small bag; usually, a leathern bag; as, a pouch for money; a shot pouch; a mail pouch, etc. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pouch — [pouch] n. [ME pouche < MFr poche, var. of poque: see POKE2] 1. a small bag or sack for carrying something, as in one s pocket [a leather tobacco pouch ] ☆ 2. a mailbag; specif., one whose opening can be locked, as for sending diplomatic… …   English World dictionary

  • pouch — [pautʃ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: pouche] 1.) a small leather, cloth, or plastic bag that you can keep things in, and which is sometimes attached to a belt pouch of ▪ a leather pouch of tobacco ▪ a money pouch 2.) especially …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Pouch — may refer to:* Pouch (marsupial) used by female marsupials to rear their young through early infancy * Ileo anal pouch, an internal reservoir formed by connecting the end of the small intestine (the ileum) to the rectum * a Bag * Pouch, Germany a …   Wikipedia

  • pouch|y — «POW chee», adjective, pouch|i|er, pouch|i|est. having pouches; like a pouch; baggy …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pouch — Pouch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pouched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pouching}.] 1. To put or take into a pouch. [1913 Webster] 2. To swallow; said of fowls. Derham. [1913 Webster] 3. To pout. [Obs.] Ainsworth. [1913 Webster] 4. To pocket; to put up with. [R.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pouch — A container identified by its leather neck strap with a closing latch and eye near the opening (unlike a sack, which is tied). It is generally used for First Class Mail and registered mail; a special blue and orange pouch is used for Express Mail …   Glossary of postal terms

  • pouch — [ pautʃ ] noun count 1. ) a small bag made of cloth or thin leather: a tobacco pouch 2. ) a fold of skin on the body of an animal, such as the place where a KANGAROO carries its baby a ) AMERICAN a loose fold of skin under your eye …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pouch — pouch; pouch·less; …   English syllables

  • pouch-on — To prepare a pouch of First Class Mail for another post office …   Glossary of postal terms

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”