sockets

noun

plural of socket
as in openings

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  1. openings
  2. bowls
  3. basins
  4. alcoves
  5. valleys
  6. nooks
  7. niches
  8. grooves
Noun
  • On the call, Sluis said demand has been driven by recent collaborations with Loewe and Sky High Farms, its first capsule with Burna Boy, athletes on the podium at key races around the world and new store openings in Los Angeles and Miami.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The company has over 15 openings scheduled for the fourth quarter and remains on track to open about 35 restaurants across the three brands in 2026.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of openings
Noun
  • Pour into wide and bowls and top with the reserved crispy guanciale bits and a dusting of grated Parmigiano.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • For convenience, these bowls are microwave-, freezer- and dishwasher-safe.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of bowls
Noun
  • Both maps were used at the Berlin Africa Conference of 1884-85 to determine the boundaries of free trade zones in the Congo and Niger river basins.
    — Thomas J Bassett, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Winding through arid basins and rocky mountain passes, the road to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center climbs to 2,500 feet before opening into the vast expanses of the Mojave high desert.
    — Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of basins
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
  • There were no bedrooms, just sleeping alcoves set into the walls.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of alcoves
Noun
  • Along the edge of the fantastically thin solar crescent, the brilliant orange points known as Baily’s Beads flash and disappear—the last fragments of photospheric light visible through deep lunar valleys.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The project area is located in the San Gabriel Mountains, within the Transverse Ranges geomorphic province, which is characterized by a complex series of mountain ranges and valleys with dominant east–west trends.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of valleys
Noun
  • Its long, slender, and flexible upper beak is great for pulling food out of nooks and crannies.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Kettle Moraine State Forest is right at our edge, and there are nooks and crannies where something could hide.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of nooks
Noun
  • While fashion brands have historically shot and spent money on a limited set of imagery for their e-commerce platforms, generative AI allows for the adaptation of content for every country and its own individual consumer niches.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Not only would this have led to liquid water covering much of the Martian surface, but when lava bubbled through the Martian crust and met groundwater, warm habitable niches ideal for microbial life could have been forged.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of niches
Noun
  • Above, the grooves in the wooden ceiling panels pass through the glass wall, pulling the eye out over the pathways and terraces that lead down to the pool with that same pompadour roofline.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2026
  • These songs are very evidently arranged, with ticklish, left-field grooves and tight pockets—never too tight for the persistent, puckish charm, the elbow-nudging glee.
    — Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of grooves
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