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    receptacle
    /rɪˈsɛptəkl/

    noun

    • 1. a hollow object used to contain something: "fast-food receptacles"
    • 2. an electrical socket. North American

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  3. The meaning of RECEPTACLE is one that receives and contains something : container. How to use receptacle in a sentence.

  4. The noun receptacle means any kind of container. For example, a trash receptacle holds your garbage and a receptacle for loose change can keep you from scattering coins all over your house. In botany, receptacle refers to the part of a stem that holds a plant's organs.

  5. a container used for storing or putting objects in: Residents are given four separate receptacles for their trash. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. General and miscellaneous containers. Ball jar. bindle. biscuit tin. caddy. flowerpot. geocache. gift box. gunnysack. hamper. packing crate. paintbox. pallet. piggy bank. planter. vivarium.

  6. 1. a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something. 2. 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. a contact device installed at an electrical outlet, equipped with one or more sockets.

  7. Receptacle definition: a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something. See examples of RECEPTACLE used in a sentence.

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