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View usage for: (ɒrɪfɪs, US ɔːr-) Word forms: plural orificescountable nounAn orifice is an opening or hole, especially one in your body such as your mouth. [formal] After a massive heart attack, he was strapped to a bed, with tubes in every orifice. Synonyms: opening, space, hole, split More Synonyms of orifice orifice in British English (ˈɒrɪfɪs) nounmainly technical term an opening or mouth into a cavity; vent; aperture Word origin C16: via French from Late Latin ōrificium, from Latin ōs mouth + facere to make orifice in American English (ˈɔrəfɪs; ˈɑrəfɪs) noun a mouth or aperture of a tube, cavity, etc.; opening Derived forms orificial (ˌoriˈficial) (ˈɔrəˈfɪʃəl; ˈɑrəˈfɪʃəl) adjective Word origin Fr < LL orificium < L os (gen. oris), a mouth (see oral) + -ficere < facere, to make, do 1Examples of 'orifice' in a sentenceorifice Definition an opening or hole through which something can pass, esp. one in the body such as the mouth or anus Viruses get into the body via any convenient orifice. Additional synonymsDefinition a hole or opening Through the aperture he could see daylight. Synonyms opening, space, hole, crack, gap, rent, passage, breach, slot, vent, rift, slit, cleft, eye, chink, fissure, orifice, perforation, eyelet, intersticeDefinition a crack, break, or gap A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall. Synonyms opening, crack, break, hole, split, gap, rent, rift, rupture, aperture, chasm, cleft, fissureDefinition a small narrow opening He peered through a chink in the curtains. Synonyms opening, crack, gap, rift, aperture, cleft, crevice, fissure, cranny- orient yourself
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Additional synonymsDefinition an indentation or split a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through Synonyms opening, break, crack, gap, rent, breach, fracture, rift, chink, crevice, fissure, crannyDefinition any long narrow cleft or crack, esp. in a rock There was a great crack, and a fissure opened up. Synonyms crack, opening, hole, split, gap, rent, fault, breach, break, fracture, rift, slit, rupture, cleavage, cleft, chink, crevice, cranny, intersticeDefinition a break or opening in something the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames Synonyms opening, space, hole, break, split, divide, crack, rent, breach, slot, vent, rift, aperture, cleft, chink, crevice, fissure, cranny, perforation, intersticeDefinition an opening in or through something They got in through a hole in the wall.kids with holes in the knees of their jeans Synonyms opening, split, crack, break, tear, gap, rent, breach, outlet, vent, puncture, aperture, fissure, orifice, perforation Definition a small gap or crack between things Synonyms gap, opening, space, crack, interval, vent, rift, slit, aperture, cleft, chink, crevice, fissure, crannyDefinition an opening, such as that of a bottle, tunnel, or gun the mouth of the tunnel Synonyms entrance, opening, gateway, cavity, door, aperture, crevice, orificeDefinition any small hole, such as a tiny gap in a rock microscopic pores in the plant's leaves Synonyms opening, hole, outlet, orifice, stoma welling up from a rent in the ground Synonyms opening, break, hole, crack, breach, flaw, chinkDefinition the act of breaking or the state of being broken ruptures in a 60-mile pipeline on the island Synonyms break, tear, split, crack, rent, burst, breach, fracture, cleavage, cleft, fissureDefinition an interval of distance or time between two points, objects, or events The space underneath could be used as a storage area. Synonyms gap, opening, interval, gulf, cavity, apertureAdditional synonymsDefinition a gap or rift caused by splitting The seat had a few small splits around the corners. Synonyms crack, tear, rip, damage, gap, rent, breach, slash, slit, fissureDefinition a small opening in something through which fresh air can enter and fumes can be released There was a small air vent in the ceiling. Synonyms outlet, opening, hole, split, aperture, duct, orifice |