oral
//ˈɔː.ɹəl//
formalForms
- Plural
- orals
Definitions
1.Relating to the mouth.
2.Spoken rather than written.
1.A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
- We've got our Spanish oral tomorrow.
2.A physical examination of the mouth.
3.Ellipsis of oral sex.(informal)
- I gave my boyfriend oral for the first time on his birthday.
4.Ellipsis of oral steroid.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4188
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
PIE word
*h₁óh₃s
Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).