orifice C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈɔɹəfɪs/ UK /ˈɒɹɪfɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #33011 Meanings 1 noun an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity The orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart. 2 noun A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening. The orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound; he entered the cave's gaping orifice. 3 noun One of the natural external openings of the human or animal body. The vagina and other orifices. 4 noun A stupid or objectionable person. “Peanuts aren't nuts, you orifice. They're legumes.”. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an aperture or hole that... opening Word family Derived forms orificalorificedorificial Etymology From Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin ōrificium (“an opening, literally the making of a mouth”), compound of ōs (“mouth”) + faciō (“to make”). Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # orifice **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɔɹəfɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒɹɪfɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 33011 ## Meanings 1. an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity 2. A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening. 3. One of the natural external openings of the human or animal body. 4. A stupid or objectionable person. ## Examples - The orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart. - The orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound; he entered the cave's gaping orifice. - The vagina and other orifices. - “Peanuts aren't nuts, you orifice. They're legumes.”. ## Derived Forms - orifical - orificed - orificial ## Etymology From Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin ōrificium (“an opening, literally the making of a mouth”), compound of ōs (“mouth”) + faciō (“to make”). ## Topics - Animals markdown