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1. (n.) receptacle
a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something.
2. receptacle
the modified or expanded portion of a plant stem or axis that bears the organs of a single flower or the florets of a flower head.
3. receptacle
a contact device installed at an electrical outlet, equipped with one or more sockets.
Etymology: (1375–1425; ME (< OF) < L receptāculum reservoir =receptā(re) to take again, receive back (freq. of recipere to receive ) +-culum -cle2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) receptacle
a container that is used to put or keep things in
2. (noun) receptacle
enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
3. (noun) receptacle
an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
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| Definition of 'receptacle' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) receptacle
that which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository
2. (noun) receptacle
the apex of the flower stalk, from which the organs of the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary
3. (noun) receptacle
the dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common support to a head of flowers
4. (noun) receptacle
an intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or other matters
5. (noun) receptacle
a special branch which bears the fructification in many cryptogamous plants
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Sense: a container of some kind
A dustbin is a receptacle for rubbish.
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 Afrikaans: bak, houer |
 Arabic: وعاء، إناء |
 Bulgarian: контейнер |
 Brazilian: receptáculo |
 Czech: nádoba |
 German: der Behälter |
 Danish: beholder |
 Greek: δοχείο |
 Spanish: receptáculo, recipiente |
 Estonian: hoiunõu |
 Farsi: مخزن؛ ظرف |
 Finnish: astia |
 French: récipient |
 Hebrew: כְּלִי קִיבוּל |
 Hindi: पात्र धारक |
 Croatian: posuda za spremanje |
 Hungarian: tartály |
 Indonesian: wadah |
 Icelandic: ílát |
 Italian: contenitore |
 Japanese: 容器 |
 Korean: 용기 |
 Lithuanian: konteineris, talpykla |
 Latvian: konteiners; tvertne |
 Malay: bekas khas |
 Dutch: vergaarbak |
 Norwegian: beholder |
 Polish: zbiornik, pojemnik |
 Persian: مخزن؛ ظرف |
 Pashto: لوښى، ځاى، دلوښوايښودلوځا |
 Portuguese: receptáculo |
 Romanian: recipient |
 Russian: контейнер, вместилище |
 Slovak: nádoba |
 Slovenian: posoda |
 Serbian: posuda |
 Swedish: behållare |
 Thai: ภาชนะที่ใส่ |
 Turkish: kap |
 Taiwanese: 容器 |
 Ukrainian: вмістище; коробка |
 Urdu: ایک طرح کا برتن |
 Vietnamese: đồ đựng |
 Chinese: 容器 |
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