¹socket

noun sock·et \ˈsä-kət\

: a device in a wall into which an electric cord can be plugged

: an opening on a piece of electrical equipment into which a plug, lightbulb, etc., fits

: a hollow part in a bone that holds an eye, a tooth, or another bone

Full Definition of SOCKET

: an opening or hollow that forms a holder for something <an electric bulb socket> <the eye socket>

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Origin of SOCKET

Middle English soket, from Anglo-French, diminutive of soc plowshare, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish soc plowshare, snout; akin to Old English sugu sow — more at sow

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SOCKET

brocket, crocket, Crockett, docket, locket, pocket, rocket, sprocket

²socket

transitive verb

Definition of SOCKET

: to provide with or support in or by a socket

First Known Use of SOCKET

1533

Rhymes with SOCKET

docket, pocket

SOCKET Defined for Kids

socket

noun sock·et \ˈsä-kət\

Definition of SOCKET for Kids

: a small opening or hollow part that forms a holder for something <an eye socket> <an electric socket>

Medical Dictionary

socket

noun sock·et \ˈsäk-ət\

Medical Definition of SOCKET

: an opening or hollow that forms a holder for something: as a : any of various hollows in body structures in which some other part normally lodges <the bony socket of the eye> <an inflamed tooth socket>; especially : the depression in a bone with which the rounded head of another bone fits in a ball-and-socket joint b : a cavity terminating an artificial limb into which the bodily stump fits—see suction socket