'oral' definitions:
Definition of 'oral'
From: WordNet
adjective
Using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement" [syn: oral, unwritten]
adjective
Of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
adjective
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" [ant: aboral]
adjective
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 [ant: anal, anal retentive]
noun
An examination conducted by spoken communication [syn: oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva]
Synonyms of 'oral'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acknowledged,
- admitted,
- answering,
- articulate,
- articulated,
- audition,
- blue book,
- communicating,
- communicational,
- communional,
- conventional,
- conversational,
- customary,
- enunciated,
- established,
- exam,
- examen,
- examination,
- final,
- final examination,
- fixed,
- folk,
- great go,
- hallowed,
- handed down,
- hearing,
- heroic,
- hoary,
- honors,
- immemorial,
- interacting,
- interactional,
- interactive,
- intercommunicational,
- intercommunicative,
- intercommunional,
- interresponsive,
- interrogative,
- interrogatory,
- inveterate,
- legendary,
- lingual,
- linguistic,
- long-established,
- long-standing,
- mandibular,
- maxillary,
- midsemester,
- midterm,
- mouthlike,
- mythological,
- nuncupative,
- of long standing,
- of the folk,
- oral examination,
- orificial,
- parol,
- prelim,
- prescriptive,
- pronounced,
- questioning,
- quiz,
- received,
- recognized,
- responsive,
- rooted,
- said,
- sonant,
- sounded,
- speech,
- spoken,
- take-home examination,
- telepathic,
- test,
- time-honored,
- told,
- traditional,
- transmissional,
- trial,
- tried and true,
- tripos,
- true-blue,
- understood,
- unwritten,
- uttered,
- venerable,
- verbal,
- viva,
- viva voce,
- vocal,
- vocalized,
- voiced,
- voiceful,
- word-of-mouth,
- worshipful,
- written,
- written examination
Words containing 'oral'
- orally,
- oral cancer,
- oral cavity,
- oral communication,
- oral contraception,
- oral contraceptive,
- oral contract,
- oral exam,
- oral examination,
- oral fissure,
- oral herpes,
- oral personality,
- oral phase,
- oral presentation,
- oral roberts,
- oral sex,
- oral smear,
- oral stage,
- oral contraceptive pill,
- oral poliovirus vaccine,
- trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine