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
Don’t let the green mist tinged with white lightning and rotating cosmic orifices fool you, however: Ingesting psychedelic drugs is not recommended before watching this film.
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
This fleshy conglomerate feels vaguely seductive despite having only navels for orifices, only knee-like lumps for appendages.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Like other Ediacaran fossils, Quaestio doesn't seem to posses any orifices.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Cory, who at this point has smoke billowing out of every orifice, flips out on Josh, who’s just betrayed him for the second time.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
This fleshy conglomerate feels vaguely seductive despite having only navels for orifices, only knee-like lumps for appendages.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Like other Ediacaran fossils, Quaestio doesn't seem to posses any orifices.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Cory, who at this point has smoke billowing out of every orifice, flips out on Josh, who’s just betrayed him for the second time.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orifice
Noun
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If using a regular camera, photography experts have recommended using a wide-angle lens, an aperture or F-stop of four or less and a focus set to the furthest possible setting.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Through this aperture, sunlight could filter all the way down to the church floor.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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On the 18th hole of the final match, Nicklaus sank his par putt and then conceded Tony Jacklin’s short par putt, ensuring both the match and the Ryder Cup ended in a tie.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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My only shot was through a hole the size of a business card between some limbs.—
Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Orifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orifice. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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