Definition of organ

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • organ is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • organ is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • organ is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of organ


  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. pipe organ
  • (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. electric organ
    2. electronic organ
    3. hammond organ
  • a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. harmonium
    2. reed organ
  • a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function (noun)
  • a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function (noun)

    Examples

    1. The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department
  • a periodical that is published by a special interest group (noun)

    Examples

    1. the organ of the communist party

See definition of organ in Merriam Webster