ORIFICE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

orifice

noun

ˈȯr-ə-fəs

Definition of orifice next

as in aperture

a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing the mouth is a bodily orifice

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Recent Examples of orifice After four seasons of love sausages, exploding body parts, and supes climbing into other people's orifices, this is set to be the finale of all finales. —

Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026 Bell then take a straw of his own, sticks it into Peck's mouth, and begins sipping liquid from his pal's oral orifice. —

Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025 Flies find a dead body very quickly and lay their eggs in a natural orifice, such as an eye, or in a wound. —

Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025 There’s a questionable orifice in the front of his forehead. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for orifice

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Noun

The company wanted to sharpen its dealmaking skills and start widening its aperture beyond the early bets where Lilly liked to focus.

— Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Smaller aperture versions are available at 4, 5 and 6 inches with graduating costs.

— Paul Brett, Space.com, 3 June 2026