English dictionary
socket
/'s/A/k/I/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a bony hollow into which a structure fits
Source: WordNet 3.0
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receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the <i>sockets</i> of the teeth.
Source: webster1913