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
  • The researchers addressed this by filling only the hollow struts with foam, leaving the larger openings available for water to flow through.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes, the big openings don’t come from teams struggling, but rather from when a coach wins big and then gets tempted to jump to the NFL or another job.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of openings
Noun
  • Sprouts focuses on fresh, natural and organic foods and also offers fresh, ready-to-eat lunch options such as sushi, deli sandwiches and wellness bowls.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Its footprint has grown more than 40% in each of the past four years, just as Mediterranean bowls have become a fast-casual lunch staple.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of bowls
Noun
  • More than half of the reservoirs technically compatible with gas-injection flooding sit within Texas and the broader Gulf Coast region, encompassing onshore basins and offshore fields.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • So far, the hurricane center has named 14 storms in the eastern and central Pacific basins, including four hurricanes.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of basins
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 alcoves
Noun
  • The rupture released a torrent of ice, mud, rock, and water that built up and then burst through the region’s narrow valleys and waterways.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of valleys
Noun
  • Then there’s the library mantel Burnett unearthed, its twin nooks now unassumingly holding the couple’s Oscars.
    — Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of nooks
Noun
  • According to the team, each of those characteristics plays out similarly in real fish of various sizes across different ecological niches.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Taiwanese companies now dominate niches from power supplies to chip packaging and cooling systems, allowing global customers to mix and match suppliers while keeping production flexible.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of niches
Noun
  • For the most part, road-running sneakers have outsoles marked by smooth, flat rubber or shallow grooves, while their trail-running counterparts flaunt lugs that can most effectively grip dirt, mud, and rocks.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The mesh upper lets air circulate, while grooves in the sole help the shoe bend and move along with your foot instead of feeling stiff.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of grooves
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“Sockets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sockets. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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