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Definitions of socket
  1. noun
    a bony hollow into which a structure fits
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  2. noun
    a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
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  3. noun
    receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
Definition that contains socket
  • point a wall socket
  • jack an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
  • shoulder a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
  • hip the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
  • plug an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
  • brace a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
  • slot (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
  • orbital of or relating to the eye socket
  • candlestick a holder with sockets for candles
  • ethmoid one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity
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