Also called pipe organ. a musical instrument consisting of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of one or more keyboards, and capable of producing a wide range of musical effects.
any of various similar instruments, as a reed organ or an electronic organ.
a barrel organ or hand organ.
Biology. a grouping of tissues into a distinct structure, as a heart or kidney in animals or a leaf or stamen in plants, that performs a specialized task.
penis
a newspaper, magazine, or other means of communicating information, thoughts, or opinions, especially in behalf of some organization, political group, or the like.
an instrument or means, as of action or performance: This committee will be the chief organ of administration.
Archaic. any of various musical instruments, especially wind, instruments.
Origin of organ
before 1000; Middle English: musical instrument, pipe organ, organ of the body, tool (<Medieval Latin, Latin organum mechanical device, instrument) <Greek órganon implement, tool, bodily organ, musical instrument, akin to érgonwork
SYNONYMS FOR organ
6 publication, journal, instrument, channel.
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OTHER WORDS FROM organ
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“He wasn’t in his right mind,” said his wife, Connie, who said she was told by the hospital that his organs were shutting down and nothing more could be done.
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This severe immune reaction can damage the lungs and other organs.
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The clots are also happening at the level of the smallest blood vessels, which disrupts the delivery of oxygen, damaging organs.
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Women feel ashamed to come out and speak about their health issues which are related to their reproduction organs as well as menstrual problems.
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The brain, also an organ, is particularly sensitive to the loss of oxygen.
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Indeed, the body would ultimately have rejected the organ transplant.
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As the film starts, the organ sinks back down below the stage where the musician can be heard and not seen.
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To easily switch between sounds, the organ is outfitted with dozens of preset buttons like the kind found in old radios.
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At least one of those presentations is usually a silent film with organ accompaniment.
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I'll put two or three over the organ, and stick some round the monuments.
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Meanwhile he had, in 1862, founded the Athenum as the organ of Liberal Catholicism.
The boy has a cloth over his organ, to protect it when it rains.
Baby Chatterbox|Anonymous
Organ grinding in New York was once a very profitable business, and even now pays well in some instances.
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Hence an agent which acts on the organ from outside, induces phototropic change earlier than variation in geotropism.
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British Dictionary definitions for organ
organ
/ (ˈɔːɡən) /
noun
Also called: pipe organa large complex musical keyboard instrument in which sound is produced by means of a number of pipes arranged in sets or stops, supplied with air from a bellows. The largest instruments possess three or more manuals and one pedal keyboard and have the greatest range of any instrument
(as modifier)organ pipe; organ stop; organ loft
any instrument, such as a harmonium, in which sound is produced in this waySee also reed organ, harmonica
short for electric organ (def. 1a), electronic organ
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit, such as a kidney or a root, in an animal or plant
an agency or medium of communication, esp a periodical issued by a specialist group or party
an instrument with which something is done or accomplished
a euphemistic word for penis
Word Origin for organ
C13: from Old French organe, from Latin organum implement, from Greek organon tool; compare Greek ergein to work
Part of a living thing, distinct from the other parts, that is adapted for a specific function. Organs are made up of tissues and are grouped into systems, such as the digestive system.
A distinct part of an organism that performs one or more specialized functions. Examples of organs are the eyes, ears, lungs, and heart of an animal, and the roots, stems, and leaves of a plant.