orifice
noun
or·i·fice ˈȯr-ə-fəs 
ˈär-
: an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
an anatomical orifice
the nozzle orifice
the cone built up from the cinders around the eruption orifice
R. H. Mohlenbrock
R. H. Mohlenbrock orificial
ˌȯr-ə-ˈfi-shəl
adjective ˌär-
Synonyms
- aperture
- hole
- opening
- perforation
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Example Sentences
the mouth is a bodily orifice
Recent Examples on the Web The final shot shows Caleb screaming as flies crawl over his face, presumably seeking an orifice through which to enter the body and assume control. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 June 2022 Bad idea: Inviting schoolchildren to visit your orifice. Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2021 So, whatever got in every single orifice of my body was organic. Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2021 In another version of the story, Athena just walked out of Zeus’ head through some orifice or other. Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 While surface transmission of covid is rare, Nelson noted that a child who touches their germy mask and then touches an orifice in their face could increase their risk of getting sick. Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2021 As yet unfamiliar with the facts of birth, the idea that something so substantial could pop out of a clearly diminutive orifice seemed preposterous. Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021 Both sexes have cloacas, the anal orifice, an all-purpose vent. Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021 What if our bodies — and those of other mammals like pigs and rodents — were capable of breathing through a different, but also familiar orifice? Mike Wehner, BGR, 15 May 2021 See More
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 June 2022 Bad idea: Inviting schoolchildren to visit your orifice. Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2021 So, whatever got in every single orifice of my body was organic. Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2021 In another version of the story, Athena just walked out of Zeus’ head through some orifice or other. Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 While surface transmission of covid is rare, Nelson noted that a child who touches their germy mask and then touches an orifice in their face could increase their risk of getting sick. Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2021 As yet unfamiliar with the facts of birth, the idea that something so substantial could pop out of a clearly diminutive orifice seemed preposterous. Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021 Both sexes have cloacas, the anal orifice, an all-purpose vent. Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021 What if our bodies — and those of other mammals like pigs and rodents — were capable of breathing through a different, but also familiar orifice? Mike Wehner, BGR, 15 May 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin orificium, from Latin or-, os mouth + facere to make, do — more at oral, do
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
orifice
noun
or·i·fice ˈȯr-ə-fəs, ˈär-
: an opening through which something may pass
orifices
noun
as in apertures
a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing the mouth is a bodily orifice Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- apertures
- holes
- openings
- crevices
- slits
- perforations
- spaces
- fissures
- cracks
- pores
- slots
- inlets
- mouths
- vents
- tears
- gashes
- outlets
- clefts
- loopholes
- crannies
- entrances
- punches
- ruptures
- notches
- punctures
- intakes
- rifts
- rents
- slashes
- exits
- breaches
- splits
- chinks
- pinholes
- cuts
- keyholes
- airholes
- potholes
- peepholes
- buttonholes
- pinpricks
- breaks
- wormholes
- knotholes
- armholes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- seals
- plugs
- patches
- fillings
- fillers
- obstructions
- barriers
- obstacles
- stoppers
- fills
- blockages