noun Download 🔗Share A container. Examples : "Please use American English grammar and spelling. Here's a sentence: "Please throw your used paper towels in the trash receptacle." " item utensil thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus. Examples : "The receptacle of the flower held all the tiny petals tightly together. " biology plant part structure nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs). Examples : ""The biologist examined the tip of the seaweed branch, noting the receptacle filled with tiny reproductive conceptacles." " biology plant structure organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An organ that receives and holds a secretion. Examples : "The mammary gland is a receptacle for milk before a baby nurses. " organ anatomy physiology biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The electrical receptacle in the kitchen is where I plug in my coffee maker. " device electronics electric utility building technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading