*Exam ... dentist ... Roberts (4 letters)

{ Answer }

ORAL

{ Related Clues }

Buccal
Nuncupative
Roberts
Said
Spoken
___ surgery
Unwritten
Evangelist Roberts
Exam type
Feared test
Kind of cavity
Kind of history
Kind of surgeon
Kind of surgery
Kind of test
Kind of tradition
Ph.D. exam
Read aloud
Said aloud
Type of exam
Type of history
Viva voce
Viva-voce
Dental school exam?
Face-to-face exam
Like most testimony
Like much folklore
Like some hygiene
Not written, as a test
Richard Roberts's father

{ Tags }

buccal, evangelist, exam, face, history, hygiene, kind, like, mouth, not, nuncupative, oral, roberts, some, spoken, surgery, test, type, viva, voce, written

{ Notes }

The answer ORAL is very common and appears about once every 25.7 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ORAL as a noun:

1. (oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva) = an examination conducted by word of mouth

ORAL as an adjective:

1. (oral, unwritten) = using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"

2. of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"

3. 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"

4. 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