oral

  • (s) using speech rather than writing
    • an oral tradition
    • an oral agreement
    unwritten,
  • (a) of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth
    • oral hygiene
    • an oral thermometer
    • an oral vaccine
  • (a) of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located
    • the oral cavity
    • the oral mucous membrane
    • the oral surface of a starfish
  • (a) a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression

Nouns

Synonyms

unwritten oral exam oral examination viva viva voce

Antonyms

aboral anal retentive anal

Words of close approximity

orad Oran
orb ore Orr
orad Oran orca oreo Orff orgy Orly oryx orzo
oral cancer oral cavity oral communication oral contraception oral contraceptive oral contraceptive pill oral contract oral exam oral examination oral fissure oral herpes orally oral personality oral phase oral poliovirus vaccine oral presentation Oral Roberts oral sex oral smear oral stage