socketnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɒk.ɪt/us/ˈsɑː.kɪt/socket noun [ C ] (ELECTRICAL)
the part of a piece of equipment, especially electrical equipment, into which another part fits:
an electrical socket
a light socket
UK He had forgotten to plug the television into the mains socket.
The air freshener plugs into a car's lighter socket.
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Electrical switches & connections
- connector
- cord
- cordless
- dimmer
- dimmer switch
- dip switch
- docking station
- electrical outlet
- ground
- jack
- jack plug
- plug (sth) in/plug (sth) into sth
- put sth on
- put sth out 1
- remote control
- shaver point
- switch
- travel plug
- wiring
- zapper
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socket noun [ C ] (BODY PART)
a part of the body into which another part fits:
a tooth/eye socket
a ball-and-socket joint like the hip joint
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- grey matter
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- lymph vessel
- peptic
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- vitreous humour
- xiphoid
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