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Plug the lamp into the socket carefully.
What does Socket mean?
a place where something fits or connects.
Dictionary definition
A place where something fits into or connects, such as an electrical outlet or a joint part.
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Socket in a sentence
medium
The science model showed how a ball fits into a socket joint.
hard
The instructions warned students not to touch an electrical socket with wet hands.
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Practice 1
What does socket mean?
A socket is a place that receives or connects another part, like a plug.
Practice 2
Which word can mean an electrical socket?
Outlet can mean a wall socket for electricity.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses socket correctly?
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WordSocket.
Partnoun.
MeaningSocket means a place where something fits or connects.
ExampleExample: Plug the lamp into the socket carefully.
Word breakdown
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- sok · it
- Strongest beat
- sok
- Ending
- it
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on sok.
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Synonyms
Words like Socket
outletUse for an electrical socket in a wall.
receptacleA more formal word for a place that receives something.
Antonyms
Opposite words
loose endA contrast because it is not securely connected.
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Socket word family
Base word
socket
noun
sockets
More than one socket.
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