orifice

orifice is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound.
2. noun. an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

   "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"

   Synonyms: opening, porta

Synonyms

opening, porta

Common word forms

orifices

Words from these letters

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