oral

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located

   the oral cavity

2. 2
   adj

   using speech rather than writing

   an oral tradition

3. 3
   adj

   of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth

   oral hygiene

4. 4
   adj

   Relating to the mouth.

   oral hygiene

5. 5
   adj

   Spoken rather than written.

   an oral presentation

6. 6
   noun

   A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.

   We've got our Spanish oral tomorrow.

7. 7
   noun

   Ellipsis of oral sex.

   I gave my boyfriend oral for the first time on his birthday.

8. 8
   adj

   a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth

Etymology

PIE word *h₁óh₃s Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).