pocket vs corner pocket

corner pocket vs pocket

pocket and corner pocket both are nouns.

pocket is a verb but corner pocket is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pocket	Yes	No	Yes	No
corner pocket	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, corner pocket is a hyponym of pocket; that is, corner pocket is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pocket:

pocket: an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
corner pocket: a pocket at the corner of a billiard table

Other hyponyms of pocket include side pocket.

pocket (noun)	corner pocket (noun)
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles	a pocket at the corner of a billiard table
an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
a small isolated group of people
a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
a supply of money
an enclosed space
a hollow concave shape made by removing something
(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left

pocket (verb)	corner pocket (verb)
put in one's pocket
take unlawfully

Difference between pocket and corner pocket

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