plural of eye-socket

(anatomy, ophthalmology) The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.

A type of wrench featuring multiple interchangeable socket heads (each designed to fit a particular size of bolt head or other fastener) which can be attached by a socket arrangement to a ratcheting wrench handle or other driver.

A mains electricity power point mounted in or on a wall inside a dwelling or other building. / Any outlet or recess in a wall.

(dentistry) An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth.

(anatomy) A socket in the jaw in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process with the periodontal ligament.

plural of socket wrench

A pipe with an expansion at one end to receive the end of a connecting pipe.

A bolt that passes through a thimble that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt.

(US) A pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a socket, and used to propel boats, etc.