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26 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• socket n. (Mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
• socket n. (Anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
• socket n. (Computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
• socket n. (Computing) One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
• socket n. A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
• socket n. The hollow of a candlestick.
• socket n. A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.
• socket v. To place or fit in a socket.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• socket n. Holte.
• socket n. Kandelaar.
• socket n. (Elektrotechniek) sok, verbindingsstuk.
• socket n. (Elektrotechniek) contactdoos.
• socket n. (Elektrotechniek) fitting.

— English words, defined in French —

• socket n. (Électricité) Prise de courant femelle, quelle qu’en soit la forme.
• socket n. (Anatomie) La partie creuse d’une articulation.
• socket n. (Anatomie) Toute sorte creux du corps, tel que l’orbite de l’œil.
• socket n. (Informatique) Socket.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• socket s. Soquete, tomada.
• socket s. (Anatomia) cavidade.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• socket s. Bocciolo.

— In German —

• socket V. 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs socken.

— In French —

• socket n.m. (Anglicisme informatique) En Unix, modèle permettant la…
• socket n.m. (Réseaux informatiques) Dans le contexte des logiciels…
• socket n.m. (Architecture des ordinateurs) En connectique, réceptacle…
• socket n.m. (Canada) Prise de courant femelle.

— In Italian —

• socket s. (Forestierismo) (elettronica) (informatica) (tecnologia)…

66 English words from 8 English definitions

across Anatomy and another apparatus attached bone boring bulb candlestick case communication Computing connecting designed dropped dropped␣in endpoint eye fit fit␣in fits for grasping hollow interprocess into joint legs lifting light light␣bulb like link Mechanics named named␣pipe network of␣a One opening other part pipe place plug protect saddle socket steel such such␣as systems the thighs tool tools two two-way two-way␣communication Unix Unix-like used way well which

20 English words from 18 foreign definitions

Architecture articulation Canada corps courant Dans des fitting forme Holte Person Plural Prise que Réseaux Socket sorte tel Unix Verbs

44 foreign words from 18 foreign definitions

Aktiv Anatomia Anatomie Anglicisme Bocciolo cavidade connectique contactdoos contexte creuse creux Électricité Elektrotechniek elettronica femelle Forestierismo informatica informatique informatiques Kandelaar Konjunktiv Konjunktiv␣I logiciels modèle œil orbite ordinateurs partie permettant Präsens Prise␣de␣courant quelle réceptacle Réseaux␣informatiques socken soit sok Soquete tecnologia tel␣que tomada Toute une verbindingsstuk

17 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

sockets socketed socketry sockette socketing sockettes socket␣bolt socketless socketlike socket␣pipe socket␣pole socketwood socket␣bolts socket␣pipes socket␣poles socket␣wrench socket␣wrenches

18 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

resockets unsockets eyesockets eye-sockets eye␣sockets resocketed unsocketed cocksockets cock-sockets cock␣sockets resocketing unsocketing wall␣sockets tooth␣sockets ball-and-socket␣joint ball␣and␣socket␣joint ball-and-socket␣joints ball␣and␣socket␣joints

13 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

resocket unsocket dry␣socket eyesocket eye-socket eye␣socket cocksocket cock-socket cock␣socket wall␣socket Woonsocket multisocket tooth␣socket

11 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ket Ket ock -ock soc Soc SoC SOC soc. Soc. sock

8 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

cos Cos CO$ 'cos co's cos. EKC TEK

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

Estock

28 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

bestock chokest cockets cookest cookset destock dockets Estocks ex-stock ex␣stock hockets lockets lockset mockest pockets restock rockest rockets Rosteck sockets socklet stocked stocken stocker Stocker toe␣sack toe␣sock vestock

24 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

cesto cokes Cokes coset Coste cotes Cotes Estok ketos OTECs scoke scote ScotE steck Steck stock Stock -stock stoke Stoke Tecks tocks 'tocks tokes

14 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

cocket docket hocket locket Locket pocket Pocket rocket sacket socked socker sock␣it socnet sucket

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

socklet

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