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
In fish, the cloaca is a single orifice that handles excretion (both urine and fecal material) as well as reproduction.
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John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Flies find a dead body very quickly and lay their eggs in a natural orifice, such as an eye, or in a wound.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025
One spring, or manantial, is fed by groundwater that flows from a small orifice in the rock to create the larger pool.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
This fleshy conglomerate feels vaguely seductive despite having only navels for orifices, only knee-like lumps for appendages.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Flies find a dead body very quickly and lay their eggs in a natural orifice, such as an eye, or in a wound.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025
One spring, or manantial, is fed by groundwater that flows from a small orifice in the rock to create the larger pool.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
This fleshy conglomerate feels vaguely seductive despite having only navels for orifices, only knee-like lumps for appendages.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orifice
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In keeping with that wide aperture, this year’s event will feature musicians Sara Bareilles, Peter Frampton, Alicia Keys, The LOX, and Mumford & Sons, as well as sports notables Carmelo Anthony, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Day, date, and month are aligned in a single aperture.—
Stephen Watson,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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Round pegs found round holes all over the pitch.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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To make your yard appealing to a wide variety of bees, install several bee houses with nesting holes of varying sizes.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Orifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orifice. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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