Orifice

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An opening, especially to a cavity or passage of the body; a mouth or vent.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as,
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An opening; a mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, or other similar object; a perforation; a vent.
  • n. See the adjectives.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    passageway    passage   
    Cross Reference
    acoustic orifice    vasiform orifice   
    Hyponym
    uterine cervix    os    anus    spiracle    mouth    vent    fontanel    introitus    stoma    cardia   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    opening   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    opening    nozzle    cavity    aperture    slit    vent    crevice    sphincter    mucosa    outlet   
     
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