Orifice

Definitions

1. A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.
2. One of the natural external openings of the human or animal body.
3. A stupid or objectionable person.
   derogatory, slang

Equivalents

29 more languages

العربيةالفوهة

Българскиотворпроход

Bosanskiотвор

Catalàorifici

Danskåbning

Esperantoaperturo

Suomiaukkoreikä

Gaeilgebéaloscailtpoll

Gàidhligbeuldorasfosgladh

עבריתנחיר

हिन्दीसुराख़

Hrvatskiотвор

Հայերենանցքբացվածքծակ

Bahasa Indonesiamulut

Íslenskamunnurop

Italianoorificioorifizio

日本語口孔開口部

Latinanarisorificium

LëtzebuergeschËffnung

Latviešuatveremute

Македонскиотвор

മലയാളംരന്ധ്രം

Bahasa Melayumulut

Polskiotwórujście

Portuguêsorifício

Русскийотве́рстие

Српскиотвор

Svenskamynningöppning

Українськаотвір

Examples

“the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound; he entered the cave's gaping orifice”

“As none of the ovicells were observed to be closed by the operculum, presumably because they were empty and the opercula were resting on the primary orifice rim, the ovicell closure type⟳ is subcleithral rather than cleithral [51 ], at least in some species of the genus.”

“the vagina and other orifices”

“The maw-worm could emerge⟳ unexpectedly from any orifice, including, most alarmingly, the corner of people's eyes.”

“For example, cultures that scorn open⟳ orifices of all kinds despise uninfibulated female genitals too[…]”

““Peanuts aren't nuts, you orifice. They're legumes.””

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