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orifices

orifices is the plural of orifice.

Meaning of orifice

Noun

orifice (plural orifices)

  1. 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
  2. One of the natural external openings of the human or animal body.
    • the vagina and other orifices
  3. (derogatory, slang) A stupid or objectionable person.
    • “Peanuts aren't nuts, you orifice. They're legumes.”2016, Niels Saunders, Mervyn Vs. Dennis

Phrases with orifices

Questions about orifices

What is orifices the plural of?
Orifices is the plural of orifice.

Words near orifices in the dictionary

  1. orifacial
  2. oriferous
  3. orifical
  4. orifice
  5. orificed
  6. orifices
  7. orificial
  8. oriflamb
  9. oriflambs
  10. oriflamme
  11. oriflammes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orifices (page history and authors); orifice (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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