socket

/ˈsɑkɪt/noun2 syllables

Socket means: a bony hollow into which a structure fits.

What does socket mean?3

noun

1

a bony hollow into which a structure fits

2

receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted

3

a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with socket?3

two syllables

pocket rocketdocket

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Socket in a sentence

Electricity comes from the wall socket, and water from the tap.sundown
Batteries supply direct current, the wall socket alternating current.Tom9358
His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold.carlosalberto
The eye socket is the bone receptacle in which the eye fits.fcbond
Take the fork out of the electric socket.FeuDRenais2
There are sparks flying out of the electric socket.CM
Here's a socket where you can plug in a mobile charger.sundown
Yanni shoved his finger in an electrical socket.Amastan

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Forms of socket

as a noun

plural: sockets