Receptacle
noun
An object or space used to contain or hold something.
She threw the paper in the trash receptacle.
Often appears as...
- waste receptacle
- trash receptacle
noun
In biology, a part of an organism that receives a substance or signal.
The flower is the pollen receptacle in plants.
Often appears as...
- pollen receptacle
- signal receptacle
noun
In engineering, a device that allows electricity or fluid to flow into a system.
The receptacle is connected to the power source to allow for electricity flow.
Often appears as...
- power receptacle
- fluid receptacle
noun
In pharmacology, a site in the body where a drug can bind and create a response.
Ligands bind to the drug's receptor, triggering a response.
Often appears as...
- ligand receptacle
- protein receptacle
noun
An object or space used to contain or hold something.
She threw the paper in the trash receptacle.
Often appears as...
- waste receptacle
- trash receptacle
noun
In biology, a part of an organism that receives a substance or signal.
The flower is the pollen receptacle in plants.
Often appears as...
- pollen receptacle
- signal receptacle
noun
In engineering, a device that allows electricity or fluid to flow into a system.
The receptacle is connected to the power source to allow for electricity flow.
Often appears as...
- power receptacle
- fluid receptacle
noun
In pharmacology, a site in the body where a drug can bind and create a response.
Ligands bind to the drug's receptor, triggering a response.
Often appears as...
- ligand receptacle
- protein receptacle
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Most commonly refers to containers for disposal or storage in everyday use.
Place the recyclables in the blue receptacle.
Pro Tip 2/3Variety of Sizes
Receptacles can range from small, like a cup holder, to large, like a dumpster.
She put her phone in the tiny receptacle by the bed.
Pro Tip 3/3Containment Purpose
Emphasizes the function of holding or containing something within a space.
Find a secure receptacle for these confidential documents.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Most commonly refers to containers for disposal or storage in everyday use.
Place the recyclables in the blue receptacle.
Pro Tip 2/3Variety of Sizes
Receptacles can range from small, like a cup holder, to large, like a dumpster.
She put her phone in the tiny receptacle by the bed.
Pro Tip 3/3Containment Purpose
Emphasizes the function of holding or containing something within a space.
Find a secure receptacle for these confidential documents.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Most commonly refers to containers for disposal or storage in everyday use.
Place the recyclables in the blue receptacle.
Pro Tip 2/3Variety of Sizes
Receptacles can range from small, like a cup holder, to large, like a dumpster.
She put her phone in the tiny receptacle by the bed.
Pro Tip 3/3Containment Purpose
Emphasizes the function of holding or containing something within a space.
Find a secure receptacle for these confidential documents.
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A doctor's touch -...
would give you a haircut short on the sides long on the back and pull your tooth while he was at it he made no attempt at diagnosis in fact some of you might well know that the barber pull the red and white stripes represent the bloody bandages of the barber surgeon and the receptacles on either end represent the pots in
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The puzzle of motivation...
It's an awesome idea. Doesn't work. And eventually, after five or ten minutes, most people figure out the solution, which you can see here. The key is to overcome what's called functional fixedness. You look at that box and you see it only as a receptacle for the tacks. But it can also have this other function,
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Samantha Power: Shaking...
So Sergio -- this receptacle of all of this learning on how to deal with evil and how to deal with brokenness, lay under the rubble for three and a half hours without rescue. Stateless. The guy who tried to help the stateless people his whole career. Like a refugee. Because he represents the U.N.
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Speech acts: Constative...
It's a performative. Performatives are sentences that are meant to inspire actions. Rather than conveying a message, it acts upon the world, it does something. In this case, the performative of "Recycle" is requesting people to put their trash into the proper receptacle.
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What you should know...
So they can really make these vape experiences their own, which may explain the astounding rise in the use of these devices by youth. E-cigarettes are technically a very simple device. There is a receptacle for the e-liquid which can be a tank, a pod or a plug.
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Abraham Verghese: A...
that the barber pole, the red and white stripes, represents the blood bandages of the barber surgeon, and the receptacles on either end represent the pots in which the blood was collected. But the arrival of auscultation and percussion represented a sea change,
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John La Grou plugs smart...
of all home electrical fires start below the safety threshold of circuit breakers. Hmmm So we considered all of this. And we realized that electrical appliances must be able to communicate directly with the power receptacle itself.
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Inside UPS PIPE National...
camera instantly sends the information to servers in the world ports conveyor belt control system telling the conveyors exactly how to maneuver each package into the correct receptacle separated by destination zip code
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Finding the transformativ...
entire history both private and collective and we thought this would be the perfect receptacle receptacle of it you know and you know nowadays we seem to have improved the technology to such
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Construction Nightmare PIPE...
and floor receptacles to manage this extra work Ron reader has come aboard as deck Foreman make sure that what's on these plants is getting in I mean it's very
Video examples
A doctor's touch -...
would give you a haircut short on the sides long on the back and pull your tooth while he was at it he made no attempt at diagnosis in fact some of you might well know that the barber pull the red and white stripes represent the bloody bandages of the barber surgeon and the receptacles on either end represent the pots in
Video examples
The puzzle of motivation...
It's an awesome idea. Doesn't work. And eventually, after five or ten minutes, most people figure out the solution, which you can see here. The key is to overcome what's called functional fixedness. You look at that box and you see it only as a receptacle for the tacks. But it can also have this other function,
Video examples
Samantha Power: Shaking...
So Sergio -- this receptacle of all of this learning on how to deal with evil and how to deal with brokenness, lay under the rubble for three and a half hours without rescue. Stateless. The guy who tried to help the stateless people his whole career. Like a refugee. Because he represents the U.N.
Video examples
Speech acts: Constative...
It's a performative. Performatives are sentences that are meant to inspire actions. Rather than conveying a message, it acts upon the world, it does something. In this case, the performative of "Recycle" is requesting people to put their trash into the proper receptacle.
Video examples
What you should know...
So they can really make these vape experiences their own, which may explain the astounding rise in the use of these devices by youth. E-cigarettes are technically a very simple device. There is a receptacle for the e-liquid which can be a tank, a pod or a plug.
Video examples
Abraham Verghese: A...
that the barber pole, the red and white stripes, represents the blood bandages of the barber surgeon, and the receptacles on either end represent the pots in which the blood was collected. But the arrival of auscultation and percussion represented a sea change,
Video examples
John La Grou plugs smart...
of all home electrical fires start below the safety threshold of circuit breakers. Hmmm So we considered all of this. And we realized that electrical appliances must be able to communicate directly with the power receptacle itself.
Video examples
Inside UPS PIPE National...
camera instantly sends the information to servers in the world ports conveyor belt control system telling the conveyors exactly how to maneuver each package into the correct receptacle separated by destination zip code
Video examples
Finding the transformativ...
entire history both private and collective and we thought this would be the perfect receptacle receptacle of it you know and you know nowadays we seem to have improved the technology to such
Video examples
Construction Nightmare PIPE...
and floor receptacles to manage this extra work Ron reader has come aboard as deck Foreman make sure that what's on these plants is getting in I mean it's very
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Quote examples
Josh Radnor
American Director
But, yeah, I'm really happy when I'm writing. When I'm being creative and when I have something that I can put down. You know, if you go out and you overhear a conversation or you have a thought, you have a receptacle to go home and say, 'Oh, this would be great in this script.' Your antenna's out in a different way, and I love that time.
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.
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Josh Widdicombe
English Comedian
As students, we completely failed with the washing up. You'd constantly have to eat out of the wrong receptacle. You'd end up with a cup of cornflakes or a plate of tea.
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E. M. Forster
English Novelist
Oxford is Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its inmates to love it rather than to love one another.
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Jackson Katz
American Educator
In real life, women don't enjoy being degraded and treated like objects/receptacles.
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Josh Radnor
American Director
But, yeah, I'm really happy when I'm writing. When I'm being creative and when I have something that I can put down. You know, if you go out and you overhear a conversation or you have a thought, you have a receptacle to go home and say, 'Oh, this would be great in this script.' Your antenna's out in a different way, and I love that time.
Quote examples
Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.
Quote examples
Josh Widdicombe
English Comedian
As students, we completely failed with the washing up. You'd constantly have to eat out of the wrong receptacle. You'd end up with a cup of cornflakes or a plate of tea.
Quote examples
E. M. Forster
English Novelist
Oxford is Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its inmates to love it rather than to love one another.
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Jackson Katz
American Educator
In real life, women don't enjoy being degraded and treated like objects/receptacles.
Example 1 of 5
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