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
In fish, the cloaca is a single orifice that handles excretion (both urine and fecal material) as well as reproduction.
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John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 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
One spring, or manantial, is fed by groundwater that flows from a small orifice in the rock to create the larger pool.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
There’s a questionable orifice in the front of his forehead.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 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
One spring, or manantial, is fed by groundwater that flows from a small orifice in the rock to create the larger pool.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
There’s a questionable orifice in the front of his forehead.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orifice
Noun
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Also on the periphery are four apertures showing the hours, minutes, day, and date.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Roku pact, which starts this fall, is also an effort to widen the aperture.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Carolina Panthers didn’t have many holes to fill after a successful free agency, but there were a couple.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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So, nine holes into his pro-am practice round on Thursday, hours before the real competition started, Retief Goosen changed his grip.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Orifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orifice. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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