Synonyms for orifice
Definitions
- n. 1
A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.
the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound; he entered the cave's gaping orifice
Related words
- Phrases
- external urethral orifice
Forms
- Plural
- orifices → openings, portae, apertures, pores…
Example sentences
- porta The Porta Nigra was used as a city gate first, then as a church.
- mouth Grandfather talked to me with a pipe in his mouth.
- os I like spicy food and I really like jalapeños.
- aperture What is the correct aperture in this light?
- pore Look at him, he's oozing testosterone from every pore.
By length
- 2 letters
- os1
- 4 letters
- hole1, pore1
- 5 letters
- mouth1, porta2
- 7 letters
- opening3, foramen3
- 8 letters
- aperture3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (porta2 = 2 syllables).