ORGAN as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) organ is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) organ is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • 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
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) organ is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
    Hypernyms(s) organ is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • a periodical that is published by a special interest group
    Usage Example(s)
    • the organ of the communist party
    Hypernyms(s) organ is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  6. Meaning
    • a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function
    Usage Example(s)
    • The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department
    Hypernyms(s) organ is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower