Pokiest - English meaning

adjective

(especially of a house or flat) small and elegant.

Usage examples:

A bijou residence

noun

A jewel or trinket.

Usage examples:

For street fashion and younger boutiques - plus antiques and bijoux objets - head for the pedestria…

adjective

(especially of a building) small but attractive

Usage examples:

The street is lined with bijou cafés and bars., the agent described the flat as a bijou residence.

adjective

Squarish in shape.

Usage examples:

A boxy jacket

adjective

Shaped like a box

Usage examples:

The trouble with many small houses is that they tend to be boxy.

adjective

Closely and neatly packed together; dense.

Usage examples:

A compact cluster of houses

verb

Exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.

Usage examples:

The rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted

noun

A small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.

Usage examples:

Looking once more in her compact's mirror, she got out of the limo and ran up to hug him.

adjective

(of a space) restricted in area or volume; cramped.

Usage examples:

Her fear of confined spaces

verb

Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).

Usage examples:

He does not confine his message to high politics

adjective

Suffering from cramp.

Usage examples:

Rest your cramped arms for a moment

verb

Inhibit the development of.

Usage examples:

Tighter rules will cramp economic growth

adjective

Causing inconvenience or discomfort.

Usage examples:

Be careful this incommodious fate does not befall you.

adjective

Small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude).

Usage examples:

The plants will grow into little bushes

adverb

To a small extent.

Usage examples:

He reminded me a little of my parents

determiner & pronoun

A small amount of.

Usage examples:

We got a little help from a training scheme

adjective

Of small width in relation to length.

Usage examples:

He made his way down the narrow road

verb

Become or make less wide.

Usage examples:

The road narrowed and crossed an old bridge

noun

A narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water.

Usage examples:

There was a car ferry across the narrows of loch long

adjective

Limited in extent, number, scope, or action.

Usage examples:

Western scientists had only restricted access to the site

verb

Put a limit on; keep under control.

Usage examples:

Some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors

adjective

Limited in amount or range

Usage examples:

Job opportunities are severely restricted at the moment., restricted goods/service/supply engineeri…

adjective

Of a size that is less than normal or usual.

Usage examples:

The room was small and quiet

adverb

Into small pieces.

Usage examples:

Cut the okra up small

plural noun

Small items of clothing, especially underwear.

Usage examples:

Do we know if secreted about his smalls he has a pair of boxer shorts in either the ancient or red …

noun

A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.

Usage examples:

The straits of gibraltar

adjective

(of a place) of limited spatial capacity; narrow or cramped.

Usage examples:

The road was so strait that a handful of men might have defended it

adjective

Fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open.

Usage examples:

She twisted her handkerchief into a tight knot

adverb

Very firmly, closely, or tensely.

Usage examples:

He went downstairs, holding tight to the bannisters

adjective

Very small.

Usage examples:

A tiny hummingbird

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

Books that will make tinies and parents laugh out loud

adjective

Causing or feeling slight pain or physical discomfort.

Usage examples:

His hard, uncomfortable bed

adjective

Not comfortable or relaxed, or feeling anxiety

Usage examples:

An uncomfortable chair, she feels uncomfortable in a room full of strangers., an uncomfortably warm…