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
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
