SOCKET Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

socket

noun

Definition of socket

as in opening

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Recent Examples of socket Nova Lake is slated to use Intel's new LGA-1954 socket, which means new motherboards for anyone who wants to take advantage of the new CPU line. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 Because the bikes can plug into a standard 10-amp socket, Lovstrom said, stations can be built around relatively small solar and battery systems. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 McCoy’s left eye, miraculously undamaged, was properly refitted into its socket. — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026 Pull leg back until ball joint pops out of its socket; cut through joint to separate leg. — Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for socket

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Noun

Drinkwitz got at it in his opening statement by broaching it before it even could be asked.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Novak put the Penguins ahead less than two minutes after the opening faceoff after controlling a rebound in front.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of opening

Noun

Tucked beneath the second-floor mezzanine, a series of alcoves became larger-than-life photo sets, with photographers on hand to capture guests in action.

— Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
Honey-blond parquet floors cover the nearly 300-square-foot common area, which has north-facing skyline views plus a bit of light from the west-facing dining alcove where the second bedroom once was.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of alcove

Noun

Five-win teams can qualify for a bowl if the NCAA needs to fill all the slots for the 35 traditional bowl contests.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Across the hotel’s restaurants, fresh seafood abound; enjoy poolside bites like ceviche and tuna poke bowls at Nuba.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of bowl

Noun

That is the cleft between the subjective and the objective, the finite and the infinite, the profane and the sacred.

— Steven D. Reske, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Wootten was born cleft-affected and with other craniofacial differences and started undergoing surgeries to correct those differences at just four months old.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of cleft

Noun

His wife, Erika Donalds, is a prominent champion for charter schools, a sector backed by billionaire mega-donors like finance moguls Ken Griffin and Jeff Yass, who offer bottomless pockets for future political races.

— Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
The collection also references Lamb’s football career, with his number, 88, embossed on the cardigan buttons and embroidered in Roman numerals on the back pocket of the trousers.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of pocket

Noun

There’s another west-facing oversize window and a pair of pretty deep closets in the large bedroom with enough leftover space for a reading nook.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026
Style it next to your sofa to make room for guests, or use it to create a reading nook by the window with a warm lamp and a side table for drinks and snacks.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of nook

Noun

Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon Chaffee County The bodies of both men were found on Wednesday morning in a basin of West Apostle Mountain.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
However, Swain cautioned that the wetter-than-average conditions do not mean an end to the ongoing water crisis in the Colorado River basin.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of basin

Noun

Plans call for two large dams about 300 feet high, as well as nine smaller ones, holding water pumped from the Sacramento River and inundating about 15,000 acres in a valley northwest of Sacramento.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Finally, when the incentives for private investment still do not line up for certain projects, G-7 countries should use public capital to directly help mining companies escape the valley of death.

— Tom Moerenhout, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2026

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