ALL meanings of receptacle
re·cep·ta·cle
R r - noun receptacle a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something: a receptacle for trash. 1
- noun receptacle Botany. the modified or expanded portion of the stem or axis that bears the organs of a single flower or the florets of a flower head. 1
- noun receptacle Electricity. a contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of a portable lamp, appliance, or other electric device by means of a plug and flexible cord. 1
- noun receptacle container 1
- countable noun receptacle A receptacle is an object which you use to put or keep things in. 0
- noun receptacle an object that holds something; container 0
- noun receptacle the enlarged or modified tip of the flower stalk that bears the parts of the flower 0
- noun receptacle the shortened flattened stem bearing the florets of the capitulum of composite flowers such as the daisy 0
- noun receptacle the part of lower plants that bears the reproductive organs or spores 0
- noun receptacle anything used to contain or hold something else; container; vessel 0
- noun receptacle an electrical wall outlet designed for use with a plug 0
- noun receptacle the enlarged upper end of the stalk of a flowering plant, on which the flower parts grow 0
- noun receptacle any of a number of cuplike or disklike structures supporting spores, sex organs, etc. 0