- socket
- noun1 (BrE) for electricity ⇨ See also ↑outletADJECTIVE▪ electric, electrical, light, mains, plug, power▪ aerial, earphone, headphone, phone▪ Scart, USB▪ standard▪ wallVERB + SOCKET▪ plug (sth) into▪
The battery charger plugs into any mains socket.
SOCKET + NOUN▪ outlet2 in the bodyADJECTIVE▪ empty, hollow, sunken▪ arm, eye, hip, shoulder, toothPREPOSITION▪ in its socket▪His eyes bulged madly in their sockets.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.