Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 12 compound words that contain socket. The most common are listed below. Open socket in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- eye socketThe bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.
- wall socketA mains electricity power point mounted in or on a wall inside a dwelling or other building.
- dry socketAn inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth.
- ball-and-socket jointA joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common …
- network socketA software structure within a network node of a computer network that serves as an endpoint for sending and receiving data across the network.
- tube socketAn electrical socket into which a vacuum tube can be plugged.
- tooth socketSynonym of dental alveolus: An alveolus (socket) in the jaw that holds a tooth. The roots of the tooth are held in the alveolar process by the periodontal ligament.
- socket wrenchA type of wrench (spanner) featuring multiple removable and interchangeable socket heads (sockets), each designed to fit a particular size of bolt head or other fastener, which can be attached by the drive to a ratcheting handle, breaker …
- socket wrenchesplural of socket wrench: A type of wrench (spanner) featuring multiple removable and interchangeable socket heads (sockets), each designed to fit a particular size of bolt head or other fastener, which can be attached by the drive to a …
- socket lichenThe common name for the Solorina genus of leafy (foliose) lichens.
- socket pipeA pipe with an expansion at one end to receive the end of a connecting pipe.
- pole-socketOf a carriage, the iron socket that is frequently attached to the transom of the front gearing, into which the rear end of the pole is inserted.
- socket poleA pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a socket, and used to propel boats, etc.
- socket pipesplural of socket pipe: A pipe with an expansion at one end to receive the end of a connecting pipe.
- socket boltA bolt that passes through a thimble that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt.
- socket polesplural of socket pole: A pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a socket, and used to propel boats, etc.
- socket boltsplural of socket bolt: A bolt that passes through a thimble that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt.
- ball-and-socket jointsplural of ball-and-socket joint: A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite …
- alveolar socketSynonym of dental alveolus: An alveolus (socket) in the jaw that holds a tooth. The roots of the tooth are held in the alveolar process by the periodontal ligament.
- socket lichensplural of socket lichen: The common name for the Solorina genus of leafy (foliose) lichens.
- peg-and-socket jointSynonym of gomphosis: A type of fibrous, immovable joint such as the one between the teeth and the alveolar bone.
- peg-and-socket jointsplural of peg-and-socket joint: A type of fibrous, immovable joint such as the one between the teeth and the alveolar bone.
- socket moneyMoney that people are asked to contribute to birth or marriage festivities.
Compound words 12
- WinsockThe Windows interface to TCP/IP.
- whipsocketA mount on a buggy that holds the whip while it is not in use.
- multisocketHaving or relating to more than one socket.
- resocketTo socket again.
- socketlessWithout a socket.
- socketlikeResembling or characteristic of a socket.
- socketryElectrical sockets collectively
- socketwoodAny of various plants of the genus Daphnandra, native to Australia.
- unsocketTo loosen or remove from a socket.
- WoonsocketA city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.