oral

adj

1. (not-comparable, relational)Relating to the mouth.

   “oral hygiene”

   “oral sex”

2. (not-comparable, relational)Relating to the mouth.

   “And most neurologists are in the habit of prescribing antispasticity drugs like tizanidine and baclofen, which are oral and inexpensive, but which cause drowsiness and weaken every muscle in the body, not just the target ones.”

3. (not-comparable, relational)Relating to the mouth.
4. (not-comparable, relational)Relating to the mouth.
5. (not-comparable, relational)Relating to the mouth.
6. (not-comparable, relational)Spoken rather than written.

   “an oral presentation”

   “an oral French exam”

7. (not-comparable, relational)Spoken rather than written.
8. (not-comparable, relational)Spoken rather than written.
9. (not-comparable, relational)Spoken rather than written.

noun

1. (countable)A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.

   “We've got our Spanish oral tomorrow.”

2. (countable, plural-normally)A physical examination of the mouth.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable)Ellipsis of oral sex.

   “I gave my boyfriend oral for the first time on his birthday.”

4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis)Ellipsis of oral steroid.

name

1. A male given name from Latin of American usage
2. A city in Kazakhstan.