- organ
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)n. hand organ, hurdygurdy, barrel organ, organette, regal, organophone, harmonium, calliope; pipe or electronic organ; melodeon; publication, journal; component, part, member; gland, heart, etc. See music.II(Roget's IV) n.1. [An instrument]2. [A part of an organism having a specialized use]Syn. vital part, vital structure, functional division, process; see gland .Human organs include: brain, heart, eye, ear, nose, tongue, lung, kidney, stomach, intestine, spleen, pancreas, gallbladder, liver, testis, uterus, ovary, fallopian tube, bladder, penis.3. [A musical instrument]Syn. wind instrument, keyboard instrument, harmonium, melodeon, calliope, hurdy-gurdy, accordion; see also musical instrument .Types of organs include: great, swell, choir, orchestral, solo, pipe, echo, pedal, altar, chancel, antiphonal, gallery, floating, barrel, reed, electric, electronic, hand, grind, street.4. [A periodical]Syn. journal, newsletter, newspaper, publication, rag*; see also journal 2 .III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.1. musical instrument keyboard, synthesizer, pipe organ, melodeon, reed organ, calliope, harmonium, barrel organ, hurdy-gurdy, accordion. see musical instrument2. [m1]publication journal, newsletter, newspaper, periodical, communique, vehicle, mouthpiece, bulletin.3. living component part, member, element, heart, lungs, brain, liver, kidneys, bladder, gallbladder, pancreas, large intestine, small intestine, appendix, stomach, uterus.IV(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A component of government that performs a given function: agency, arm, branch, department, division, wing. See PART. 2. That by which something is accomplished or some end achieved: agency, agent, instrument, instrumentality, instrumentation, intermediary, mean3 (used in plural), mechanism, medium. See MEANS.
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