[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/socket/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) / socket # socket noun (a socket, sockets) «socket» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A socket is a hole in a wall or device where you push in a plug to get electricity; in the UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ often called a power point (Australia) or plug socket, in the USA and Canada an outlet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#m1) 2. A socket is a hollow place in the body where another part fits, like your eye socket or hip socket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#m2) 3. A socket is also a hollow part of an object or tool into which another part, such as the shaft of a spear, is fitted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#m3) ### In the lessons In science and safety lessons: never put fingers or metal objects in a socket; keep water away from sockets; do not overload one socket with many plugs; pull plugs out by the plug, not the cable; tell an adult about damaged or sparking sockets. In science of the body: ball-and-socket joints in the shoulder and hip let arms and legs move in many directions. Phrases: plug socket, wall socket, eye socket, ball and socket joint. ### Examples - Plug the lamp into the socket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x1) - Never put anything in a socket except a plug. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x2) - Keep drinks away from sockets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x3) - The baby has plastic covers on the sockets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x4) - Your eye sits in your eye socket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x5) - The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x6) - The socket made a spark, so Dad turned off the power. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x7) - Too many plugs in one socket can cause a fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x8) - “You remember my spear with the thirty rivets of Arabian gold in its socket?” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/#x9) ### Note Countable. US: outlet; UK/Ireland: socket or plug; Australia/NZ: power point. Plugs and sockets have different shapes in different countries, so travellers need an adapter. ## In Jewish tradition In the Tabernacle, the sockets were the silver (and copper) bases with holes in which the boards and pillars stood firmly. In the Song of Songs the beloved's legs are likened to pillars of marble set on sockets of fine gold, a picture of strength and beauty. **Interpretation.** Tradition says the silver sockets were made from the half-shekel given by each Israelite, so everyone had a share in holding up the Tabernacle. The rabbis read the Song of Songs as a love song between God and Israel. ### Examples - And their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. (Torah EXO.26.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/socket/#x1) - and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. (Torah EXO.36.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/socket/#x2) - And there were eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets: under every board two sockets. (Torah EXO.36.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/socket/#x3) - His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold; his aspect is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. (Writings SNG.5.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/socket/#x4) ### Note Countable. US: outlet; UK/Ireland: socket or plug; Australia/NZ: power point. Plugs and sockets have different shapes in different countries, so travellers need an adapter. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «socket» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«socket» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/socket.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «socket» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/socket/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«socket» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/socket.html) on Mova free.