[
US
/ˈɔɹəɫ/
]
[ UK /ˈɔːɹəl/ ]
[ UK /ˈɔːɹəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth
an oral thermometer
an oral vaccine
oral hygiene -
of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located
a buccal gland
the oral surface of a starfish
the oral mucous membrane
the oral cavity -
using speech rather than writing
an oral agreement
an oral tradition - 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
NOUN
- an examination conducted by spoken communication
How To Use oral In A Sentence
- In Bermuda, Sam's father took him on an excursion to a coral barrier.
- Anybody who has ever been on a North Queensland pastoral lease knows that you can go 20, 30, 40 miles day after day and all you will see is a few brumbies and some wild pigs; you will not see any cattle anywhere.
- It's not because I'm worried about what they might think, or anything ridiculous like that, it's because in a lot of cases this material was intended for me alone - either through an oral tradition or as a gnostic revelation from the spirits.
- A few years ago it was suggested that auroral phenomena could exist on Mars too.
- The formation of coral terraces is interpreted as the product of approximately uniform long-term uplift superimposed on eustatic changes in sea level.
- The Navajo made a tea of spotted coralroot used as a lotion for ringworm or skin disease.
- It avoids a phony moral high ground or fake appeals to the sanctity of multilateralism. Globe and Mail
- Horatia was still in mourning for her mother, and wore a black skirt, but Lucilla's was of rich deep gentianella-coloured silk, and the buttons of her white vest were of beautiful coral. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster
- And the moral murder of my child is to be my punishment for daring to turn a deaf ear to the indign passion of a brute! The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
- Another category of vessels and flatware was distinguished by the use of precious stones or exotic materials, such as coral, mother-of-pearl, or coconut shell.