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Brit common or garden, US common-or-garden variety,
garden-variety: They bought a rather ordinary house in an
inferior neighbourhood.
--n. 3 standard, norm, average, status quo, convention,
expected: Saint-Gaudens' architectural designs are far from the
ordinary. 4 out of the ordinary. extraordinary, unusual,
uncommon, strange, unfamiliar, different, unexpected,
unconventional, curious, eccentric, peculiar, rare, exceptional,
original, singular, unique, odd, bizarre, weird, offbeat,
outlandish, striking, quaint, picturesque: She was looking for
a gift that was a little out of the ordinary, so I suggested a
pet tarantula.
organ n. 1 device, instrument, implement, tool; member, part,
element, unit, component, structure, Technical process: The
eye, come to think of it, is a truly miraculous organ. 2
medium, vehicle, voice, mouthpiece, forum, publication, paper,
magazine, newsletter, house organ, newspaper, annual,
semi-annual, quarterly, monthly, fortnightly, weekly,
hebdomadal, daily, journal, periodical: The official organ of
the Society is published in Abergavenny.
organic adj. 1 living, natural, biological, biotic, animate, breathing:
Though coal may seem to be a mineral, it is organic, for it was
formed from plants. 2 basic, elementary, essential, innate,
inborn, natural, native, ingrained, primary, fundamental,
visceral, constitutional, inherent, structural, integral: The
organic differences between the styles of writing are obvious.
3 organized, systematic, coherent, coordinated, integrated,
structured, methodical, orderly, consistent: The various
elements of the painting blend into an organic whole.
organism n. living thing, structure, body; being, creature: It is the
work of natural scientists to classify all kinds of organisms.
organization
n. 1 organizing, structuring, assembling, assembly, putting
together, coordination, systematizing, systematization,
classifying, classification, categorizing, categorization,
codifying, codification: The organization of the school
timetable took hours to complete. 2 structure, pattern,
configuration, design, plan, scheme, order, system, organism,