sockets (Meaning)
sockets
an opening or hollow that forms a holder for something, any of various hollows in body structures in which some other part normally lodges, a cavity terminating an artificial limb into which the bodily stump fits see suction socket, to provide with or support in or by a socket, the depression in a bone with which the rounded head of another bone fits in a ball-and-socket joint
Synonyms & Antonyms of sockets
Synonyms:
- vacuums
- vacuities
- wallows
- vacua
- depressions
- dints
- concavities
- postholes
- voids
- hollows
- chasms
- abysses
- indentures
- dents
- chuckholes
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word sockets
an opening or hollow that forms a holder for something, any of various hollows in body structures in which some other part normally lodges, a cavity terminating
clefts, dimples, caves, grooves, niches, pockets,openings, basins, valleys, nooks
projections, protuberances, protrusions, bulges, hills, mounds, convexities, rises, juts, cambers
The electrician inspected the electrical sockets before installing the new appliance.
The wall socket was loose and sparking, causing a potential fire hazard.
The power cord was too short to reach the socket behind the heavy dresser.
The adapter provided several extra sockets for charging multiple devices simultaneously.
