socket

Meanings

Plural: sockets

Noun

a bony hollow into which a structure fits
receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
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).
Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object.
A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object.
The socket head for a socket wrench.
Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object.
A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object.
The hollow of a candlestick.
One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.

Verb

To place or fit in a socket.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English socket, soket, from Anglo-Norman soket (“spearhead”), diminutive of Old French soc (“plowshare”), from Vulgar Latin *soccus, a word borrowed from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *sukkos (compare modern Welsh swch (“plowshare”)), literally "pig's snout", from Proto-Indo-European *suH-.

Synonyms

network socket

Scrabble Score: 12

socket is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
socket is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
socket is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

socket is a valid Words With Friends word