outlet
Plural: outlets
Noun
- A point of exit or an avenue for expression.
- a place of business for retailing goods
- receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
- an opening that permits escape or release
- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
- "she had no other outlet for her feelings"
- A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
- Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
- A river that runs out of a lake.
- A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
- A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.
Examples
- I had to move the cupboard to get to the power outlet.
- Jamie found doing martial arts was a great outlet for her stress.
- Playing the word "OUTLET" felt like finding a way to discharge his frustration on the board.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English outlete, outeleate, ut-lete, derived from Middle English outleten (“to allow, let out, emit”), equivalent to out- + let. Compare West Frisian útlit (“outlet”), Dutch uitlaat (“outlet”), German Auslass (“outlet”).
Synonyms
electric outlet, electric receptacle, electrical outlet, exit, issue, mercantile establishment, release, retail store, sales outlet, vent, wall plug, wall socket, way out
Scrabble Score: 6
outlet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoutlet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
outlet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary