orifice vs mouth

mouth vs orifice

orifice and mouth both are nouns.

orifice is not a verb while mouth is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
orifice	Yes	No	No	No
mouth	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, mouth is a hyponym of orifice; that is, mouth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than orifice:

orifice: an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
mouth: the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening

Other hyponyms of orifice include vent, blastopore, aortic orifice, stoma, porta hepatis, spiracle, os, cervix, cervix uteri, uterine cervix, fenestra, cardia, introitus, external orifice, urethral orifice, pylorus, anus, fontanel, fontanelle, soft spot, naris, rima.

orifice (noun)	mouth (noun)
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity	the opening of a jar or bottle
	the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
	the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
	an impudent or insolent rejoinder
	the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
	an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
	a person conceived as a consumer of food
	a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

orifice (verb)	mouth (verb)
	express in speech
	articulate silently; form words with the lips only
	touch with the mouth

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