oral

Definitions of oral in various dictionaries:

noun - an examination conducted by spoken communication

adj - using speech rather than writing

adj - of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth

adj - of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located

adj - a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth

Spoken rather than written.

Of or relating to the mouth: oral surgery.

Used in or taken through the mouth: an oral thermometer; an oral vaccine.

Consisting of or using speech: oral instruction.

Articulated through the mouth only, with the nasal passages closed.

Of or relating to the first stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory, during which the mouth is the chief focus of exploration and pleasure.

noun - an examination requiring spoken answers