| NOUN | body | socket | a bony hollow into which a structure fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | socket | receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted | |
| artifact | socket | a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted / inserted |
| Sounds | saa'kaht | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | A bony hollow into which a structure fits. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| Narrower | acetabulum, cotyloid cavity | The cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint |
| hip socket | The socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone | |
| tooth socket, alveolus | A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth | |
| Broader | cavity, bodily cavity, cavum | (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus / sinus within the body |
| Spanish | glena, socket | |
| Catalan | glena | |
| Meaning | receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | ball-and-socket joint | A joint that can rotate within a socket |
| box wrench, box end wrench | A wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head | |
| socket wrench | A wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted | |
| Broader | receptacle | A container that is used to put or keep things in |
| Spanish | encaje, fosa | |
| Catalan | cavitat, encaix, fossa | |
| Meaning | A receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted / inserted. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | electric socket | A socket into which a lightbulb can be inserted |
| Broader | receptacle | An electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert |
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