ORGAN
What does "ORGAN" mean?
A part of the body with a specific function, or a large wind keyboard instrument.
Meanings
- A self-contained part of a living body that performs a particular function, such as the heart or lungs. The liver is the largest internal organ in the human body.
- A large keyboard instrument that produces sound by driving air through pipes. The cathedral organ shook the stone walls during the final chord.
- A newspaper, journal, or other medium that voices a group's views. The pamphlet was the official organ of the trade union. formal
Did you know?
- The largest organ of the human body is not internal at all - it is the skin, which can cover roughly two square metres in an adult.
Word origin
From Greek 'organon', meaning tool or instrument, via Latin 'organum' and Old French 'organe'; the musical and bodily senses both descend from the idea of a working instrument.
Remember it
ORGAN holds 'organ' you play and 'organ' inside you - same word, both are instruments that make you work.
A little poem
Lungs are the first organ to learn to sing,
pushing wind through the body's hollow pipe-
the church just made the lesson out of brass.
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What it teaches
Every organ, body or brass, is only a tool until breath moves through it.
Quick facts
What does ORGAN mean?
A part of the body with a specific function, or a large wind keyboard instrument.
Is ORGAN a valid word?
Yes — ORGAN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ORGAN?
ORGAN has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ORGAN come from?
From Greek 'organon', meaning tool or instrument, via Latin 'organum' and Old French 'organe'; the musical and bodily senses both descend from the idea of a working instrument.
What can ORGAN teach us?
Every organ, body or brass, is only a tool until breath moves through it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.