alveolus vs socket

alveolus and socket both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alveolus	Yes	No	No	No
socket	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, socket is a hypernym of alveolus; that is, socket is a word with a broader meaning than alveolus:

alveolus (noun)	socket (noun)
a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways	a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth	receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
	a bony hollow into which a structure fits