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- Dictionaryre·cep·ta·cle/rəˈseptək(ə)l/
noun
- 1. an object or space used to contain something: "trash receptacles"
- 2. an electrical outlet into which the plug of an electrical device may be inserted. North American
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The meaning of RECEPTACLE is one that receives and contains something : container. How to use receptacle in a sentence.
a container for holding things or that you can put things in: a trash receptacle. (Definition of receptacle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of receptacle. receptacle.
Receptacle definition: a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something. See examples of RECEPTACLE used in a sentence.
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.
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.
1. an object that holds something; container. 2. botany. a. the enlarged or modified tip of the flower stalk that bears the parts of the flower. b. the shortened flattened stem bearing the florets of the capitulum of composite flowers such as the daisy. c. the part of lower plants that bears the reproductive organs or spores.
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.
a device in a wall that you put a plug into (= a small plastic object with two or three metal pins) in order to connect electrical equipment to the power supply of a building. Word Origin. See receptacle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: receptacle.
Receptacle definition: a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something. See examples of RECEPTACLE used in a sentence.
Definition of receptacle noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
