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Definitions for Socket

[1] a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing.
[2] Electricity . a device intended to hold an electric light bulb mechanically and connect it electrically to circuit wires. Also called wall socket. a socket placed in a wall to receive a plug that makes an electrical connection with supply wiring.
[3] Anatomy . a hollow in one part that receives another part: the socket of the eye. the concavity of a joint: the socket of the hip.
[4] to place in or fit with a socket.
[5] a device into which an electric plug can be inserted in order to make a connection in a circuit
[6] mainly British such a device mounted on a wall and connected to the electricity supply Informal Brit names: point , plug US and Canadian name: outlet
[7] a part with an opening or hollow into which some other part, such as a pipe, probe, etc, can be fitted
[8] a spanner head having a recess suitable to be fitted over the head of a bolt and a keyway into which a wrench can be fitted
[9] anatomy a bony hollow into which a part or structure fits a tooth socket ; an eye socket the receptacle of a ball-and-socket joint
[10] (tr) to furnish with or place into a socket

Words related to Socket

bag, hole, compartment, sack, niche, space, vacancy, position, groove, channel, crater, box, apartment, room, cell, bedroom, cubicle, hall, cavern, chamber

Words nearby Socket

sock puppet, sock suspender, sockdolager, sockdologer, sockeroo, socket, socket wrench, sockeye, sockeye salmon, socko, socle

Origin of Socket

1300–50; Middle English soket < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French soc plowshare (< Gaulish *soccos; compare Welsh swch, Old Irish socc ) + -et -et

Other words from Socket

sock·et·less , adjective
un·sock·et·ed , adjective

Word origin for Socket

C13: from Anglo-Norman soket a little ploughshare, from soc, of Celtic origin; compare Cornish soch ploughshare

Synonyms for Socket

bag, compartment, hole, sack, chamber, hollow, opening, receptacle