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
Cory, who at this point has smoke billowing out of every orifice, flips out on Josh, who’s just betrayed him for the second time.
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The white exterior peered at me with flat orifices obscured through the mist, barely distinguishable from the dark sky behind it, as though all the world beyond the dome was cut from the same slab, only slightly effaced.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Many older jugs take on the crude appearance of early folk art, with holes in characters that allow liquids to stream out of every conceivable orifice.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2024
None of us, thankfully, has to ponder which orifice to insert the toothbrush in every morning and night.
—Christian Simpson, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The white exterior peered at me with flat orifices obscured through the mist, barely distinguishable from the dark sky behind it, as though all the world beyond the dome was cut from the same slab, only slightly effaced.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Many older jugs take on the crude appearance of early folk art, with holes in characters that allow liquids to stream out of every conceivable orifice.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2024
None of us, thankfully, has to ponder which orifice to insert the toothbrush in every morning and night.
—Christian Simpson, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orifice
Noun
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Up close, with its apertures open, the T.50 looks both fabulously exotic and a masterpiece of packaging, somehow squeezing three people, 10.2 cubic feet of luggage space, and a V-12 engine into a footprint similar to a Porsche Boxster.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
9 July 2025
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That’ll have a much wider aperture than a high-magnification eyepiece.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Toronto has plenty of holes in the roster to add talent.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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Ben Rice worked a walk after going down in an 0-2 hole, and after doing so himself, Austin Wells tied the game with a two-run single.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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“Orifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orifice. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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