socket
(noun) a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
socket
(noun) receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
socket
(noun) a bony hollow into which a structure fits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
socket (plural sockets)
(mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
Synonym: jack
(anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
(computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
(computing) One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
The hollow of a candlestick.
A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.
• dry socket
• eye socket
• network socket
• socket wrench
• tooth socket
• wall socket
• Websocket
socket (third-person singular simple present sockets, present participle socketing, simple past and past participle socketed)
To place or fit in a socket.
Source: Wiktionary
Sock"et, n. Etym: [OE. soket, a dim. through OF. fr. L. soccus. See Sock a covering for the foot.]
1. An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth. His eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. Dryden.
2. Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick. And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. Dryden. Socket bolt (Mach.), a bolt that passes through a thimble that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt.
– Socket chisel. Same as Framing chisel. See under Framing.
– Socket pipe, a pipe with an expansion at one end to receive the end of a connecting pipe.
– Socket pole, a pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a socket, and used to propel boats, etc. [U.S.] -- Socket wrench, a wrench consisting of a socket at the end of a shank or rod, for turning a nut, bolthead, etc., in a narrow or deep recess.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2024
(noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; “a parade of strollers on the mall”; “a parade of witnesses”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
