Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "pouch" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

female kangaroo jacket kangaroo man's pocket wallet

Capable Of

store objects

Derived Terms

Faraday pouch Morison's pouch Pavlov pouch Poucher Rathke's pouch abdominal pouch brood pouch laryngeal pouch manpouch pencil pouch pillow pouch posing pouch pouch of Morison pouchful pouchitis pouchless pouchlike pouchling pouchmaker pouchmaking pouchy pseudopouch retort pouch retortable pouch shepherd's pouch

Etymologically Related To

pocket poke

Context

anatomy botany derogatory slang

Has Property

similar to pocket

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bag bag cavity change form change shape deform enclosed space get off mail sac

Type Of (IsA)

bag cavity sac

Manner Of

bag mail

Related Terms

bag pocket sack

Related Terms

bag belly belly fat bulkhead carrying cheek pouch cyst diplomatic pouch drawstring enclose envelope fat fluid hold holder in belly kangaroo kangaroo belly kangaroo envelope kangaroo holder kangaroo pocket kangaroo sac kangaroo sack kangaroo storage like like pocket marsupial marsupials one opening opening paunch pocket pout put up with receptacle sac sack shepherd's purse silicle storage swallow transport vessel

Synonym Network

bulge

Used For

carry carry items carry money in carrying coins carrying diamonds carrying diplomatic messages carrying dispatches carrying first class mail carrying jewels carrying marbles carrying on person carrying small things carrying things carrying things on person carrying with container during travel courier letters cover diamonds enclosing things with draw string hold few small items hold money hold things holding holding advertisements holding baby kangaroo holding beads holding diplomatic dispatches holding food holding jewels holding literature holding magazines holding marbles holding messages holding sewing tools holding tobacco holding very small items jewels joey keep things in keeping handy keeping separate from other things making easier to find protecting money putting stuff in segregating part of somethings segregating part of whole storing food by animals storing items during transport storing things in anatomical structure tobacco transporting goods transporting mail

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.