Orifice Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Orifice

Learn about the word Orifice to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Orifice definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Orifice

Orifice Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Orifice? [n] an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Orifice: opening \| porta Related Terms \| Find terms related to Orifice: aperture \| broaching \| cavity \| chasm \| check \| clearing \| cleft \| crack \| disclosure \| fenestra \| fistula \| fontanel \| foramen \| gap \| gape \| gat \| gulf \| hiatus \| hole \| hollow \| inlet \| interval \| lacuna \| laying open \| leak \| opening \| opening up \| outlet \| passageway \| pore \| slot \| space \| split \| stoma \| throwing open \| uncorking \| unstopping \| vent \| yawn See Also \| anus \| aortic orifice \| arse \| arsehole \| asshole \| blastopore \| cardia \| cervix \| cervix uteri \| external orifice \| fenestra \| fontanel \| fontanelle \| introitus \| mouth \| naris \| os \| passage \| passageway \| porta hepatis \| pylorus \| rima \| soft spot \| spiracle \| stoma \| urethral orifice \| uterine cervix \| vent Orifice In Webster's Dictionary \Or"i*fice\, n. [F., from L. orificium; os, oris, a mouth + facere to make. See {Oral}, and {Fact}.] A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound. --Shak. Etna was bored through the top with a monstrous orifice. --Addison.

Orifice Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Orifice?

[n] an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Orifice: opening | porta

Orifice In Webster's Dictionary

\Or"i*fice\, n. [F., from L. orificium; os, oris, a
mouth + facere to make. See {Oral}, and {Fact}.]
A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening;
as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound.
--Shak.

      Etna was bored through the top with a monstrous
      orifice.                                 --Addison.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Terrific ‐ causing extreme terror; "a terrifying wail" [adj] very great…
Feathered ‐ adorned with feathers or plumes [adj] having or covered with…
Superclass agnatha ‐ superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins:…
Indifferent(p) ‐ (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed;…
Fagin ‐ a villainous Jew in Charles Dickens' novel `Oliver Twist'; "Fagin…
Catercorner ‐ slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner…
Phyllostachys ‐ medium and…
Sudanese monetary unit ‐ monetary unit in…
Orangeade ‐ sweetened beverage of diluted…
Trente-et-quarante ‐ a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players…