receptacle
English Thesaurus
1. a container that is used to put or keep things in (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | container, |
| definition | : | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ash-pan, |
| definition | : | a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ashtray, |
| definition | : | a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | beehive, hive, |
| definition | : | a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | case, compositor's case, typesetter's case, |
| definition | : | (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cat box, |
| definition | : | a receptacle for cat excrement (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | catchall, |
| definition | : | an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | coin box, |
| definition | : | the part of a slot machine that serves as a receptacle for the coins (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dustpan, |
| definition | : | a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | garbage, |
| definition | : | a receptacle where waste can be discarded (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hopper, |
| definition | : | funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hot-water bag, hot-water bottle, |
| definition | : | a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | in-basket, in-tray, |
| definition | : | a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ossuary, |
| definition | : | any receptacle for the burial of human bones (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | out-basket, out-tray, |
| definition | : | a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | collection plate, plate, |
| definition | : | a shallow receptacle for collection in church (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pix, pyx, |
| definition | : | any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | save-all, |
| definition | : | a receptacle for catching waste products for further use (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | silent butler, |
| definition | : | a small receptacle with a handle and a hinged lid; used for collecting crumbs or ashes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | socket, |
| definition | : | receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cuspidor, spittoon, |
| definition | : | a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tidy, |
| definition | : | receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tray, |
| definition | : | an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | trough, |
| definition | : | a long narrow shallow receptacle (noun.artifact) |
2. an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | fitting, |
| definition | : | a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | outlet box, |
| definition | : | (electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | expansion slot, slot, |
| definition | : | (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | socket, |
| definition | : | a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted (noun.artifact) |
3. enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts (noun.plant)
| hyponym | : | gynobase, |
| definition | : | the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne (noun.plant) |
| part meronym | : | stalk, stem, |
| definition | : | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ (noun.plant) |
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