1. (n.) An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth.
2. (n.) Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick.
Thesaurus Entries
alveolation, alveolus, antrum, armpit, basin, bowl, cavity, concave, concavity, crater, crypt, cup, depression, dip, fold, follicle, funnel chest, hole, hollow, hollow shell, lacuna, pit, pocket, punch bowl, scoop, shell, sink, sinus, trough, vug
