Noun

• S: (n) receptacle (a container that is used to put or keep things in)
• S: (n) receptacle (enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts)
• S: (n) receptacle (an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) outlet box ((electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system)
• S: (n) slot, expansion slot ((computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board) "the PC had three slots for additional memory"
• S: (n) socket (a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted)
• S: (n) wall socket, wall plug, electric outlet, electrical outlet, outlet, electric receptacle (receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) fitting (a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system)
• S: (n) accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on (a supplementary component that improves capability)
• S: (n) component, constituent, element (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system) "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
• S: (n) part, portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact) "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))