pocket-sized

pocket-sized

Said of an item that is small enough in size that it could, at least hypothetically, fit inside one's pocket. I have a pocket-sized pack of tissues in my purse, if you need one. I love going through my grandparents' massive unabridged dictionary—it puts my pocket-sized version to shame!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • sized
  • like a clown's pocket
  • pocket pool
  • play pocket pool
  • eight ball
  • pocket protector
  • out-of-pocket expenses
  • pocket rocket
  • pocket-rocket
  • snotrag
References in periodicals archive
Written in plain language accessible to all, this pocket-sized (5x7") guide to the Android-powered Droid mobile phone offers step-by-step instructions and screenshots for basics such as using the controls and user interface, charging and conserving the battery, managing the memory card, and understanding the Droid hardware.
The Droid pocket guide; ginormous knowledge, pocket-sized
Best remembered for hits such as Kiss and 1999, his Oscar-winning movie Purple Prince: A Purple Reign Friday, BBC4,9pm He's the pocket-sized pop star, the little man in the Cuban heels who became a global music sensation.
RE-LIVE THE PURPLE PATCH OF THE POCKET PRINCE OF POP
The pocket-sized range of collectable Doctor Who action figures to be unveiled at the London Toy Fair next week
From deepest space - or inside your pocket
The laminated pocket-sized booklet, due this autumn, will tell drivers how to spot the telltale signs of a difficult passenger with guidance on customer care and driver training.
SILENCE FOR STAB CABBIE
Notecrackers are pocket-sized packs of facts, tips and entertainment about music.
Notecrackers
My mole tells me: "Geri was raving about how cool it was, and was telling her pals she was desperate to win the pocket-sized treat.
That GERI HALLIWELL is a cheeky [...]
Greenberg's Guides Lionel Trains 2010 Edition offers a pocket-sized guide packed with the basic facts on Lionel train collecting, covering all the basics of buying, selling or trading Lionel trains and accessories from prewar to modern times.
Greenberg's Guides Lionel Trains 2010 Edition
Leupold's (www.leupold.com; 503-526-1400) pocket-sized RX-1000 is just 3.8 inches long and weighs just 7.8 ounces, yet it calculates distances from 10-1,000 yards.
Leopold
* Qosmedix's pocket-sized dispensing brash (Part # 30240) provides a neat, foolproof method of dispensing powders on the go.
Pocket dispensing brush from Qosmedix
Summary: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading mobile phone and telecommunication equipment provider, today announced the launch of its brand new Samsung C3053, a stylishly sleek slider phone equipped with all the necessary features to make-it the perfect pocket-sized companion
Samsung launches the C3053 in the Middle East
NOT EXACTLY POCKET-SIZED: Illustrating how far some things have developed over the past 20 years, this picture taken in May 1989 shows Darlington Council officer Alan Wallis (left) with Mr J Shelby Bryan, president and chairman of a new company called Millicom.
Remember When; In association with MACKS Solicitors
The 983v2 static locator is a lightweight, pocket-sized device that is said to provide an accurate measurement of static electrical charges over a wide range of voltages.
Static locator device
A pocket-sized card with vital information designed to beat the fires before they start has been produced by a farm safety group.
Safety cards
Each page of the complete King James and Catholic Latin versions has been reduced 285 times and printed on a pocket-sized piece of microfilm that can be read under any standard microscope.
Mustard seed sized?
The pocket-sized pianist, or at least he appears pocket-sized next to willowy conductor Vasily Pet-renko, hunches so far over the keyboard that often all that is visible is the top of his head.
GRIEG 100: PEER GYNT RLPO; Review