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Receptacle (Noun)

A container that is used to put or keep things in.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The recycling bin is a large receptacle designed to hold cans and bottles until they can be sorted.
She dug through the contents of the waste receptacle behind the restaurant, searching for edible scraps.
The small stone building had a few ancient stone receptacles carved into the walls.
A large paper receptacle filled with shredded documents stood next to the office copier.
He opened the rusty metal receptacle to retrieve the tool he needed to fix his bike.

An electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

A standard receptacle in North America typically has two parallel flat prongs and can handle 120 volts.
The old house needed all the electrical receptacles replaced with modern, grounded units.
These travel adapters allow the creation of a Type A receptacle in foreign outlets.
The outlet tester helps you verify if the receptacle at home has proper grounding and polarity.
The surge protector is designed to be installed into an electrical receptacle in your home's electrical system.

Enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts.

Nouns denoting plants.

The flower had a distinctive receptacle that supported the delicate petals and reproductive organs.
A receptacle is a crucial part of a flower, holding the various floral parts in place.
In botany, the receptacle of a flower is the enlarged tip of the stem where the sepal, petals, stamens, and carpels are attached.
The botanical definition of a receptacle refers to the part of a stem from which the floral parts emerge.
Floral development begins with the enlargement of the stem tip, forming the receptacle that will eventually hold the flower.