| receptacle | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. receptacle | a container that is used to put or keep things in. |
| ~ ash-pan | a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed. |
| ~ ashtray | a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes. |
| ~ hive, beehive | a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees. |
| ~ compositor's case, typesetter's case, case | (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers.; "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters" |
| ~ cat box | a receptacle for cat excrement. |
| ~ catchall | an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends. |
| ~ chamberpot, thunder mug, potty | a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom. |
| ~ coin box | the part of a slot machine that serves as a receptacle for the coins. |
| ~ container | 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). |
| ~ dustpan | a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept. |
| ~ garbage | a receptacle where waste can be discarded.; "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage" |
| ~ hopper | funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below. |
| ~ hot-water bag, hot-water bottle | 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. |
| ~ in-basket, in-tray | a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material. |
| ~ ossuary | any receptacle for the burial of human bones. |
| ~ out-basket, out-tray | a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material. |
| ~ collection plate, plate | a shallow receptacle for collection in church. |
| ~ pix, pyx | any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept. |
| ~ save-all | a receptacle for catching waste products for further use. |
| ~ silent butler | a small receptacle with a handle and a hinged lid; used for collecting crumbs or ashes. |
| ~ socket | receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted. |
| ~ cuspidor, spittoon | a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place). |
| ~ tidy | receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials). |
| ~ tray | an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food. |
| ~ trough | a long narrow shallow receptacle. |
| n. (plant) | 2. receptacle | enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts. |
| ~ gynobase | the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne. |
| ~ plant part, plant structure | any part of a plant or fungus. |
| ~ stalk, stem | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. receptacle | an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert. |
| ~ fitting | a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system. |
| ~ outlet box | (electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system. |
| ~ expansion slot, slot | (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board.; "the PC had three slots for additional memory" |
| ~ socket | a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted. |
| ~ electric outlet, electric receptacle, electrical outlet, wall plug, wall socket, outlet | receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices. |
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