SOCKET Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

socket

noun

Definition of socket

as in opening

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Recent Examples of socket Jordan said the ballot tabulators were using power from batteries built into the machine, rather than being plugged into a socket. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026 Laura shook out her new arms, from the socket to the fingertip. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 Still, the option rarely comes up during a typical extraction consultation, which tends to focus on sedation, healing time and dry socket risk rather than what happens to the tissue itself. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 More memory, denser racks, faster deployment The new server promises 50 percent more memory per socket and more GPU memory compared to the previous generation. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for socket

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Noun

The Broncos started the season 4-0, including a conference-opening win at Montana State.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 31 Aug. 2026
Because the existing hole was too small, crews used a saw to cut a larger opening and lowered a ladder inside to give the animals an easy way out.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of opening

Noun

Incorporating antique finds, greenery, and utilizing your home’s quirky features, like alcoves and nooks, are just a few of the ways your home is set apart from the rest on the block.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026
Inside, antique art hangs on walls, tamgroute (local pottery) lines small alcoves, board games are stacked inside cupboards, and coffee table books have plenty to dive into.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of alcove

Noun

When odor molecules cannot reach the olfactory cleft, the obstruction must be identified and treated first.

— Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Bulldozers rolled just miles away from Santa Elena Canyon, a behemoth limestone cleft where the Rio Grande flows between cliffs that grow from the desert floor.

— Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of cleft

Noun

The elements could be an even bigger factor than the UNC defense as rain and a slippery field could make life tough for Craig in the pocket and particularly with respect to extending plays.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
In the artists who are asking that people leave their phones at home or in their pockets at concerts, in the genuine concern over whether younger generations are going to be able to read like older generations.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of pocket

Noun

Incorporating antique finds, greenery, and utilizing your home’s quirky features, like alcoves and nooks, are just a few of the ways your home is set apart from the rest on the block.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026
Excess doorways were removed and replaced with new casework—the removal of some doorways allowed some spaces to be re-imagined, creating reading nooks or quiet collaboration spaces.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of nook

Noun

Hurricane Betsy, primarily affecting southern Florida and Louisiana, became the first tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin to cause at least $1 billion in damage.

— USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
However, the plan imposes no mandatory cuts on the four upper basin states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming — which, unlike the lower basin, cannot be compelled to cut water by federal authorities.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of basin

Noun

The rocks and melted water suddenly swelled the rivers in the valleys below, causing torrents of water that swept buildings, bridges and earth downstream in Tibet and Nepal.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Many flood-prone valleys in the country have warning alarms, but as NPR has reported, the government has struggled to keep up with the cost of maintaining the systems.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

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