socket-outlet
11socket — noun 1 (BrE) for electricity ⇨ See also ↑outlet ADJECTIVE ▪ electric, electrical, light, mains, plug, power ▪ aerial, earphone …
12outlet — [[t]a͟ʊtlet[/t]] outlets 1) N COUNT: usu supp N An outlet is a shop or organization which sells the goods made by a particular manufacturer. ...the largest retail outlet in the city. 2) N COUNT: also N n An outlet or an outlet store is a place… …
13outlet — n 1. exit, way of escape, escape, way out, loophole; passageway, passage, egress; door, backdoor, postern, fire door, escape hatch, trap door; Naut. booby hatch, porthole, portal, hatch, port; debouch. 2. vent, vent hole, valve, safety valve,… …
14outlet — noun 1) a power outlet Syn: socket, receptacle, power bar, power source 2) the outlet of the drain Syn: vent, way out, egress; outfall, opening, channel, conduit, duct …
15socket — [[t]sɒ̱kɪt[/t]] sockets 1) N COUNT A socket is a device on a piece of electrical equipment into which you can put a bulb or plug. 2) N COUNT A socket is a device or point in a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to the power supply.… …
16socket */ — UK [ˈsɒkɪt] / US [ˈsɑkət] noun [countable] Word forms socket : singular socket plural sockets 1) a) British a place on a surface or machine with holes for connecting a piece of electrical equipment. The American word is outlet. b) a place where… …
17outlet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. loophole, port; sluice, floodgate; faucet, tap, spout, conduit; exit, vent, opening. See egress, escape. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An opening] Syn. exit, way out, vent, break, crack, tear; see also hole… …
18socket — sock|et [ˈsɔkıt US ˈsa: ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: soket, from Old French soc broad curved blade of a plow ] 1.) a place in a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to the supply of electricity British Equivalent:… …
19socket — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. holder, cup, receptacle, concavity, hole, pit. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. holder, opening, standard, support, device, cavity, joint, outlet. III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. fitting, receiving end,… …
20socket — sock|et [ sakət ] noun count * 1. ) an electrical OUTLET a ) a place where you can fit a LIGHT BULB 2. ) a curved space in the human body where a moving part, for example an eye or an arm, fits a ) a part of a machine into which a round part… …
