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- US Pronunciation
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- [sok-it]
- /ˈsɒk ɪt/
- /ˈsɒk.ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sok-it]
- /ˈsɒk ɪt/
Definitions of socket word
- noun socket a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing. 1
- noun socket Electricity. a device intended to hold an electric light bulb mechanically and connect it electrically to circuit wires. Also called wall socket. a socket placed in a wall to receive a plug that makes an electrical connection with supply wiring. 1
- noun socket Anatomy. a hollow in one part that receives another part: the socket of the eye. the concavity of a joint: the socket of the hip. 1
- verb with object socket to place in or fit with a socket. 1
- noun socket holes for electrical plug 1
- noun socket joint: concave part 1
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Origin of socket
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English soket < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French soc plowshare (< Gaulish *soccos; compare Welsh swch, Old Irish socc) + -et -et
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Parts of speech for Socket
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
socket popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
socket usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for socket
noun socket
- antechamber — An antechamber is a small room leading into a larger room.
- apse — a domed or vaulted semicircular or polygonal recess, esp at the east end of a church
- bedchamber — A bedchamber is a bedroom.
- bursa — a small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between movable parts of the body, esp at joints
- bursae — Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
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