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POCKETBOOK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)play

Example:

she reached into her bag and found a comb

Synonyms:

bag; handbag; pocketbook; purse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pocketbook" is a kind of...):

container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))

Meronyms (parts of "pocketbook"):

clasp (a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pocketbook"):

clutch; clutch bag (a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand)

etui (small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles)

evening bag (a handbag used with evening wear)

reticule (a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries)

shoulder bag (a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pocket-sized paperback bookplay

Synonyms:

pocket book; pocket edition; pocketbook

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pocketbook" is a kind of...):

paper-back book; paperback; paperback book; soft-cover; soft-cover book; softback; softback book (a book with paper covers)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A pocket-size case for holding papers and paper moneyplay

Synonyms:

billfold; notecase; pocketbook; wallet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pocketbook" is a kind of...):

case (a portable container for carrying several objects)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Your personal financial meansplay

Example:

that car is too expensive for my pocketbook

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("pocketbook" is a kind of...):

means; substance (considerable capital (wealth or income))

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