socket
40
3.5
- noun
- /ˈsɑkɪt/
- You nearly pulled my arm out of the socket.
- fit into socket
- socket design
- prosthetic socket
Examples
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I'd have to get a spanner and a socket, I think, to take this out.
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Now that that is a bent socket, let's try and fix it, shall we?
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It did pop out of its socket twice.
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You wanna go out to my truck and get the socket wrench?
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There's a round empty socket in the cockpit.
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And so each fragment is secured in a socket that's tailor made to fit it exactly.
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The old bulb feels almost rusted into the socket, but I manage to unscrew it.
Fiction book (1999) -
The old bulb feels stuck in the socket, but I manage to unscrew it.
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She carefully placed the plug into the socket to turn on the lamp.
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After a few attempts, he finally fit the joint into the socket without any issues.
Synonyms
33
2.7
A point in a wall where you plug in electrical devices to get power
21
3.5
A hollow space in the skull that holds the eyeball
13
5.6
A socket where you plug a cable to connect a device
3
2.9
A place in a wall where you plug in an electrical device to get power
2
2.7
A device in a wall or lamp that a light bulb goes into to get power
1
2.4
An electrical socket in a wall where you connect a device to get power
1
4.4
A hollow in the pelvis where the top of the thigh bone fits to connect the leg to the body
1
4.2
A hollow in the jaw where a tooth sits
1
9.9
A container like a bowl or box used to hold things
1
3.7
A socket in a wall that you plug devices into to get power
Compounds
7
4.2
A hand tool with a handle and removable metal pieces that fit over and turn nuts and bolts
- Specialized
1
4.1
A joint where a round bone end fits into a cup, allowing movement in many directions
- Specialized
1
4.4
A hollow in the pelvis where the top of the thigh bone fits to connect the leg to the body
- Specialized
1
8.9
Severe pain in the empty hole after a tooth is removed when the blood clot falls out
How Secure
10
2.8
40
3.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Socket comes from an old word like sock (Latin soccus) meaning a small 'shoe' or cover. This is why a socket is any hollow part where something fits or is inserted, like one piece 'wearing' another.