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Synonyms and Antonyms of socket

a bony hollow into which a structure fits (noun.body)

bodily cavity, cavity, cavum
(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body (noun.body)
a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted (noun.artifact)

receptacle
an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert (noun.artifact)

a bony hollow into which a structure fits (noun.body)

hip socket
the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone (noun.body)
(noun.body)
alveolus, tooth socket
a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth (noun.body)
(noun.body)
acetabulum, cotyloid cavity
the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint (noun.body)
a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted (noun.artifact)

electric socket
a socket into which a lightbulb can be inserted (noun.artifact)

a bony hollow into which a structure fits (noun.body)

bone, os
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body)
receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted (noun.artifact)

ball-and-socket joint
a joint that can rotate within a socket (noun.artifact)
(noun.artifact)
box end wrench, box wrench
a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head (noun.artifact)
(noun.artifact)
socket wrench
a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted (noun.artifact)

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