Outlet vs. Receptacle
Outletnoun
A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
Outletnoun
Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
Outletnoun
A river that runs out of a lake.
Outletnoun
A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
Outletnoun
A wall-mounted device such as a socket or receptacle connected to an electrical system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment or appliances.
Outletnoun
The place or opening by which anything is let out; a passage out; an exit; a vent.
Outletverb
To let out; to emit.
Outletnoun
a place of business for retailing goods
Outletnoun
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
Outletnoun
an opening that permits escape or release;
Outletnoun
activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion;
Receptaclenoun
A container.
Receptaclenoun
(botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
Receptaclenoun
In the Asteraceae (aster or sunflower family), the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached.
Receptaclenoun
(phycology) A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs).
Receptaclenoun
(zoology) An organ that receives and holds a secretion.
Receptaclenoun
A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment.
Receptaclenoun
That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as for examople, a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository.
Receptaclenoun
The apex of the flower stalk, from which the organs of the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary.
Receptaclenoun
a container that is used to put or keep things in
Receptaclenoun
enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
Receptaclenoun
an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
