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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a musical instrument consisting of a keyboard attached to a device that forces air through a number of pipes to produce a wide range of sounds; pipe organ.
- synonyms:
- pipe organ
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| definition 2: |
an instrument that resembles a pipe organ.
- similar words:
- barrel organ, hand organ, harmonium, hurdy-gurdy, melodeon, reed organ
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| definition 3: |
in a plant or animal, a specialized structure that performs a particular function, such as the heart.
- similar words:
- brain, ear, eye, gland, heart, kidney, liver, lung, part, penis, skin, stomach, tongue, uterus
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| definition 4: |
a publication, esp. one that represents a particular group.
- synonyms:
- mouthpiece, publication
- similar words:
- house organ, journal, paper, periodical, trade journal
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| related words: |
instrument, member, tract |
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| derivation: |
organlike (adj.) |
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broader category that includes organs |
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body |
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groups of organs |
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system, tract |
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some descriptions of organs |
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external, internal, vital |
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some examples of organs |
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bladder, brain, ear, esophagus, eye, gill, heart, kidney, large intestine, liver, lung, ovary, pancreas, skin, small intestine, spleen, stomach, taste bud, tongue |
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some functions of organs |
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breathing, producing, pumping, secreting, swallowing, tasting |
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some kinds of organs |
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gland, muscle, sense organ |
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some parts of organs |
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cell, membrane, tissue |
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some things produced by organs |
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chemical, egg, enzyme, hormone |
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