orifice

[ awr-uh-fis, or- ]

noun

1. an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.

orifice

/ ˈɒrɪfɪs /

noun

1. technical_term.
   an opening or mouth into a cavity; vent; aperture

Other Words From

• or·i·fi·cial [awr-, uh, -, fish, -, uh, l, or-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of orifice¹

1535–45; < Middle French < Late Latin ōrificium, equivalent to Latin ōr- (stem of ōs ) mouth + -i- -i- + -fic-, combining form of facere to make, do ¹ ( -fic ) + -ium noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of orifice¹

C16: via French from Late Latin ōrificium, from Latin ōs mouth + facere to make

Example Sentences

That type is not nearly spooky or weird enough for a podcast episode, though, so the stuff I’m talking about this week is of the type that spiritualist mediums claimed to produce from various orifices in the early to mid 20th centuries.

From Popular-Science

So, as Tarshis said in a recent essay: Cosby “just found another orifice to use.”

From The Daily Beast

They can corrode through whatever human tissue they contact if swallowed or stuck into an orifice, sometimes in a matter of hours.

From The Daily Beast

You can read about the film's various sex scenes and orifice exploration right here.

From The Daily Beast

Fasting in Islam means not putting anything in any orifice of the body.

From The Daily Beast

At its orifice reappeared the gold, spouting up furious and fuming, as if insulted by the vile metal which confined it.

From Project Gutenberg

A crimson orifice was seen just back of the foreleg, which showed where the tiny messenger of death had entered.

From Project Gutenberg

One may take a sheep's bladder into the orifice of which a tube is fastened.

From Project Gutenberg

Captain Pond clapped a thumb over the orifice of his air-cushion, and heaved a sigh as he thought of Sergeant Fugler.

From Project Gutenberg

He found the hatchway too tight for comfort and had a moment of fear when his tool pack caught in the orifice, wedging him neatly.

From Project Gutenberg