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Synonyms for orals
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : awr-uh l, ohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr əl, ˈoʊr- |
Top 10 synonyms for orals Other synonyms for the word orals
- assay
- audience
- battery
- blue book
- breakdown
- call
- call back
- canvass
- catechism
- cattle call
- communication
- comp
- confirmation
- consultation
- conversation
- corroboration
- countdown
- criterion
- cross-examination
- diagnosis
- dialogue
- dissection
- dry run
- elimination
- essay
- evaluation
- exam
- examination
- experiment
- exploration
- final
- fling
- go
- grilling
- hearing
- inquest
- inquiry
- inquisition
- inspection
- interrogation
- investigation
- legwork
- lick
- make-up
- meeting
- observation
- once-over
- oral
- ordeal
- parley
- perlustration
- perusal
- pop quiz
- preliminary
- press conference
- probation
- probe
- probing
- proof
- quest
- questioning
- questionnaire
- quiz
- raid
- reconnaissance
- record
- research
- review
- scan
- scrutiny
- search
- shibboleth
- standard
- statement
- study
- substantiation
- survey
- talk
- the eye
- third degree
- touchstone
- trial
- trial and error
- trial run
- try
- tryout
- verification
- view
- written
- yardstick
Définition of orals
Origin :- 1620s, from Late Latin oralis, from Latin os (genitive oris) "mouth, opening, face, entrance," from PIE *os-/*ous- "mouth" (cf. Sanskrit asan "mouth," asyam "mouth, opening," Avestan ah-, Hittite aish, Middle Irish a "mouth," Old Norse oss "mouth of a river," Old English or "beginning, origin, front"). Psychological meaning "of the mouth as the focus of infantile sexual energy" (e.g. oral fixation) is from 1910. The sexual sense is first recorded 1948, in Kinsey. As a noun, "oral examination," attested from 1876. Related: Orally (c.1600); orality.
- As in interview : noun questioning and evaluation
- As in test : noun examination, quiz
- As in examination : noun test, analysis
- See to it that he gets placed in the first relay for the written test, and gets first turn for the orals.
- Extract from : « Day of the Moron » by Henry Beam Piper
- The plates of the anterior ring are known as the orals, those of the posterior as the basals.
- Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
- These latter are therefore, as their name implies, radial in position; while the basals and orals are interradial.
- Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
Antonyms for orals
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