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pocket vs opening

opening vs pocket

pocket and opening both are nouns.

pocket is not an adjective while opening is an adjective.

pocket is a verb but opening is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pocket Yes No Yes No
opening Yes Yes No No
As nouns, opening is a hypernym of pocket; that is, opening is a word with a broader meaning than pocket:
  • pocket: an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
  • opening: an open or empty space in or between things
Other hypernyms of pocket include gap.
pocket (noun) opening (noun)
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck the act of opening something
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican) becoming open or being made open
a small isolated group of people the first of a series of actions
a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
a supply of money an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
an enclosed space an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
a hollow concave shape made by removing something a possible alternative
(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left the initial part of the introduction
the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
an open or empty space in or between things
opportunity especially for employment or promotion
pocket (adjective) opening (adjective)
first or beginning
pocket (verb) opening (verb)
put in one's pocket
take unlawfully
Difference between pocket and opening

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