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RECEPTACLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A container that is used to put or keep things in
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("receptacle" is a kind of...):
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))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "receptacle"):
trough (a long narrow shallow receptacle)
tray (an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food)
tidy (receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials))
cuspidor; spittoon (a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place))
socket (receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted)
silent butler (a small receptacle with a handle and a hinged lid; used for collecting crumbs or ashes)
save-all (a receptacle for catching waste products for further use)
pix; pyx (any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept)
collection plate; plate (a shallow receptacle for collection in church)
out-basket; out-tray (a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material)
ossuary (any receptacle for the burial of human bones)
in-basket; in-tray (a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material)
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)
beehive; hive (a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees)
case; compositor's case; typesetter's case ((printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers)
cat box (a receptacle for cat excrement)
catchall (an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends)
chamberpot; potty; thunder mug (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)
dustpan (a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept)
garbage (a receptacle where waste can be discarded)
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("receptacle" is a kind of...):
fitting (a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "receptacle"):
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)
socket (a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted)
electric outlet; electric receptacle; electrical outlet; outlet; wall plug; wall socket (receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("receptacle" is a kind of...):
plant part; plant structure (any part of a plant or fungus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "receptacle"):
gynobase (the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne)
Holonyms ("receptacle" is a part of...):
stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
