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Synonyms for socket

  • noun

Most common

jack outlet wall socket receptacle network socket

All synonyms

Noun

1. Jack — any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object. An opening…

jack, receptacle, outlet, wall socket

Other

network socket

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object. An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).

    Near-synonyms: jack, outlet, receptacle, wall socket

Related words

Phrases
eye socket wall socket alveolar socket tooth socket cock socket socket wrench network socket dry socket

Forms

Plural
sockets → jacks, receptacles, outlets…

Example sentences

  • jack Jack and Betty have been going steady for a month.
  • outlet He needs a more productive outlet for his anger.
  • receptacle The eye socket is the bone receptacle in which the eye fits.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
socketsteady
jacksteady
outletfalling
receptaclefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
jack1
6 letters
outlet2
10 letters
receptacle4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (outlet2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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douille
Italiano
bossolo
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