or|gan|ism — «AWR guh nihz uhm», noun. 1. a living body having organs that work together to carry on the processes of life; individual animal or plant: »It is almost impossible to keep any space in the habitable parts of the earth s surface free from… … Useful english dictionary
ent|or|gan|ism — «ehnt R guh nihz uhm», noun. an internal parasite. ╂[< Greek entós within + English organism] … Useful english dictionary
hoo|li|gan|ism — «HOO luh guh NIHZ uhm», noun. rough, noisy, or lawless behavior; horseplay: »Russia has a growing crime rate, and a special conference on juvenile delinquency and hooliganism was held this winter in Moscow (Friends Journal) … Useful english dictionary
mi|cro|or|gan|ism — «MY kroh R guh nihz uhm», noun. an organism too small to be seen except with a microscope. Bacteria are microorganisms. SYNONYM(S): microbe … Useful english dictionary
su|per|or|gan|ism — «SOO puhr R guh nihz uhm», noun. a group of organisms that function as a social unit. A colony of social insects is a superorganism … Useful english dictionary
or·gan·ism — /ˈoɚgəˌnızəm/ noun, pl isms [count] 1 : an individual living thing a microscopic organism A human being is a complex organism. see also ↑microorganism 2 : a system with many parts that depend on each other and work together usually singular … Useful english dictionary
pa·gan·ism — /ˈpeıgəˌnızəm/ noun [noncount] 1 : the state of being pagan the paganism of early Rome 2 also Paganism : a religion that has many gods or goddesses, considers the earth holy, and does not have a central authority He is a practitioner of Paganism … Useful english dictionary
gan — alán·gan; al·lar·gan·do; an·or·gan·ic; ar·gan; ar·gan·ti·dae; ar·ro·gan·cy; bal·brig·gan; bal·lo·gan; ba·tan·gan; ber·gan; ber·gan·der; ber·ri·gan; bo·gan; bran·ni·gan; bro·gan; bu·gan; car·di·gan·shire; ca·yu·gan; chat·ta·noo·gan; cho·ro·te·gan; … English syllables
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
Gan|dhi|ism — «GAHN dee ihz uhm, GAN », noun. 1. the philosophy and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. 2. the doctrine of nonviolence as advocated by Gandhi … Useful english dictionary