🇬🇧 Orifice meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

An orifice is a small opening or hole that something can go in or out of. Our bodies have orifices, like the mouth where food goes in, the nose where air goes in and out, and the ears where sound goes in. Machines and objects can have orifices too, like the little hole where air comes out of a balloon. It’s just a science word for an opening or hole.

The juice box orifice betrayed me and sprayed apple juice right into my left eyebrow.

I tried to drink from the water fountain orifice and ended up washing my entire face instead.

The monster in my drawing had one huge orifice for both eating pizza and yelling at homework.

The cookies marched bravely into my mouth orifice and never came back.

Your body has several orifices—mouth, nose, ears, and more—and they’re all busy entrances and exits, like tiny airports for food, air, and sounds.

When the rain stopped, a child peered into the round orifice of the drain. A small frog's head poked from the orifice; its wide eyes searched the dark orifice. She eased a twig into the orifice to lift the frog. It slipped free, leapt to her hand, and she laughed, relieved the tiny orifice had not trapped it.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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