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Showing words for RECEPTACLE using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Receptacle

receptacle

8 Letter Words for Receptacle

acceptee, accepter, calcrete, cercelae, preelect, reaccept

7 Letter Words for Receptacle

accrete, capelet, clerete, electra, electre, leptera, pearlet, peletre, percale, petrale, pleater, plectra, plectre, precalc, prelate, prelect, ptereal, reelect, replace, replate, repleat, replete, treacle

6 Letter Words for Receptacle

accept, alerce, apelet, caplet, carcel, carlet, carpel, carpet, cartel, cepter, cerate, cercal, cercle, cereal, cetera, claret, craple, create, earlet, ecarte, elater, lacert, leaper, palter, parcel, pealer, pearce, peeler, peltae, pelter, peract, peteca, petrel, placer, placet, plater, preace, precel, prlate, recept, rectal, reetle, relace, relate, releap, repace, repale, repeal, repeat, retape, talcer, tarcel, tercel

5 Letter Words for Receptacle

accel, alert, alter, apert, apter, areel, arete, artel, atlee, calpe, capel, caper, caple, caret, carle, carpe, carte, catel, cater, cecal, ceral, cerat, clape, clapt, clare, clart, clear, cleat, cleep, clepe, clept, crape, crate, creel, creep, crepe, crept, creta, crete, eater, ecart, eclat, ectal, eeler, elate, elect, elpee, epact, erect, erept, etape, lacer, lacet, laree, later, leapt, leare, leear, leper, lepra, lepre, lepta, pacer, paler, palet, parel, parle, parte, patee, patel, peace, peare, pearl, peart, peece, peele, peert, pelta, perca, perce, perea, perle, petal, petar, peter, petre, place, plate, pleat, prate, prela, preta, ratel, react, reate, recal, recap, recce, recpt, relap, relet, repel, repla, retal, taler, taper, telar, tepal, tepee, terap, terce, trace, trape

4 Letter Words for Receptacle

acce, acct, acer, acle, acpt, acre, alce, alec, alee, alep, aper, aret, arle, arte, atle, cace, calc, calp, cape, capt, care, carl, carp, cart, cate, ceca, cele, celt, cepa, cepe, cera, cere, cert, cete, clap, clar, clat, clee, clep, crap, crpe, ctrl, eale, earl, ecce, eccl, elec, epee, eral, erat, lace, laer, laet, lare, late, leap, lear, leat, lect, leep, leer, leet, lepa, lere, lerp, lete, pace, pact, pale, palt, parc, pare, parl, part, pate, peal, pear, peat, peel, peer, pela, pele, pelt, pere, pert, peta, pete, plat, plea, prat, prec, pree, pret, race, rale, rape, rapt, rate, rcpt, real, reap, rect, reel, reet, repl, rept, rete, tace, tael, talc, tale, tape, tare, tarp, teal, teap, tear, teca, teel, teer, tela, tele, tepa, tepe, tera, terp, trac, trap, tree

3 Letter Words for Receptacle

acc, ace, act, aer, alc, ale, alp, alt, apc, ape, apl, apr, apt, arc, are, art, ate, atp, cal, cap, car, cat, cee, cel, cep, cer, clr, cpa, cpl, cpr, cpt, crc, crl, crt, cte, ctr, ear, eat, ecc, ect, eec, eel, eer, ela, elt, epa, era, ere, ert, eta, etc, lac, lap, lar, lat, lca, lea, lee, lep, ler, let, ltr, pac, pal, par, pat, pct, pea, pec, pee, pel, per, pet, prc, pre, pta, pte, rap, rat, rct, rea, rec, ree, rel, rep, rle, rpt, rte, tal, tap, tar, tcp, tea, tec, tee, tel, ter, tlc, tlr, tra, trp

Definitions for Receptacle

[1] a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something: a receptacle for trash.
[2] Botany . the modified or expanded portion of the stem or axis that bears the organs of a single flower or the florets of a flower head.
[3] Electricity . a contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of a portable lamp, appliance, or other electric device by means of a plug and flexible cord.
[4] an object that holds something; container
[5] botany the enlarged or modified tip of the flower stalk that bears the parts of the flower the shortened flattened stem bearing the florets of the capitulum of composite flowers such as the daisy the part of lower plants that bears the reproductive organs or spores

Words related to Receptacle

box, repository, bowl, vessel, holder, hopper, wastebasket

Words nearby Receptacle

receiving set, recency effect, recension, recent, recept, receptacle, receptible, reception, reception centre, reception desk, reception room

Origin of Receptacle

1375–1425; Middle English (< Old French ) < Latin receptāculum reservoir, equivalent to receptā(re ) to take again, receive back (frequentative of recipere to receive) + -culum -cle2

Word origin for Receptacle

C15: from Latin receptāculum a store-place, from receptāre to receive again, from recipere to receive

Synonyms for Receptacle

bowl, box, holder, hopper, repository, vessel, wastebasket