organ

Meanings

Plural: organs

Noun

a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function
- "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department"
(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
a periodical that is published by a special interest group
- "the organ of the communist party"
wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
A device, apparatus.
A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
Ellipsis of organ pipe cactus.
A government organization; agency; authority.
The penis.
An Asian form of mitrailleuse.

Verb

To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English organe, from Old French organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “an instrument, implement, tool, also an organ of sense or apprehension, an organ of the body, also a musical instrument, an organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-. Doublet of organon, organum, and orgue.

Synonyms

electric organ, electronic organ, Hammond organ, harmonium, organ, pipe organ, reed organ

Scrabble Score: 6

organ is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
organ is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
organ is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

organ is a valid Words With Friends word