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3 : an administrative structure (as a business or a political party)

— or·ga·ni·za·tion·al adjective

Synonyms

association, brotherhood, club, college, congress, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild, institute, institution, league, order, society—more at ASSOCIATION

or·ga·nize verb -nized; -niz·ing 1 : to develop an organic structure

2 : to form into a complete and functioning whole

3 : to set up an administrative structure for

4 : to arrange by systematic planning and united effort

5 : to join in a union; also : UNIONIZE

— or·ga·niz·er noun

Synonyms

arrange, array, classify, codify, dispose, draw up, marshal, order, range, systematize—more at ORDER

or·gano·chlo·rine adjective : of, relating to, or being a chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide (as DDT)

— organochlorine noun

or·gano·phos·phate noun : an organophosphorus pesticide

— organophosphate adjective

or·gano·phos·pho·rus also or·gano·phos·pho·rous adjective : of, relating to, or being a phosphorus-containing organic pesticide (as malathion)

or·gan·za noun : a sheer dress fabric resembling organdy and usu. made of silk, rayon, or nylon

or·gasm noun : the climax of sexual excitement

— or·gas·mic adjective

or·gi·as·tic adjective : of, relating to, or marked by orgies

or·gu·lous adjective : PROUD

or·gy noun, plural orgies : a gathering marked by unrestrained indulgence (as in sexual activity, alcohol, or drugs)

ori·el noun : a window built out from a wall and usu. supported by a bracket

ori·ent verb 1 : to set in a definite position esp. in relation to the points of the compass

2 : to acquaint with an existing situation or environment

3 : to direct toward the interests of a particular group

Synonyms

acquaint, familiarize, initiate, introduce—more at ACQUAINT

Orient noun : EAST 3; especially : the countries of eastern Asia

ori·en·tal adjective, often cap [ORIGIN: fr. Orient East, fr. ME, fr. AF, fr. L orient-, oriens, fr. prp. of oriri to rise]

: of or situated in the Orient

— Oriental noun

ori·en·tate verb -tat·ed; -tat·ing 1 : to acquaint with the existing situation or environment : ORIENT

2 : to face east

ori·en·ta·tion noun 1 : the act or state of being oriented

2 : a person's identity based on sexual tendencies

or·i·fice noun : an opening (as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass : OPENING

Synonyms

aperture, hole, opening, perforation—more at HOLE

ori·flamme noun : a brightly colored banner used as a standard or ensign in battle

orig abbreviation original; originally

ori·ga·mi noun : the art or process of Japanese paper folding

or·i·gin noun 1 : line of descent : ANCESTRY

2 : rise, beginning, or derivation from a source; also : CAUSE

3 : the intersection of coordinate axes

Synonyms

ancestry, birth, blood, bloodline, breeding, descent, extraction, family tree, genealogy, line, lineage, parentage, pedigree, stock, strain—more at ANCESTRY

1original noun : something from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is made : PROTOTYPE

2original adjective 1 : existing from the start : FIRST, INITIAL

2 : not copied from something else : FRESH

3 : gifted with powers of independent thought, direct insight, or constructive imagination : INVENTIVE

Synonyms

[1] first, inaugural, initial, maiden, pioneer, premier—more at FIRST

[2] fresh, new, novel, strange, unaccustomed, unfamiliar, unknown—more at NEW

[3] creative, imaginative, ingenious, innovative, inventive—more at CREATIVE

orig·i·nal·i·ty noun 1 : freshness of aspect, design, or style

2 : the power of independent thought or constructive imagination

Synonyms

[1] freshness, newness, novelty—more at NOVELTY

[2] creativity, ingenuity, invention, inventiveness—more at CREATIVITY

orig·i·nal·ly adverb : in the beginning : in the first place

Synonyms

firstly, initially, primarily; also primitively

orig·i·nate verb -nat·ed; -nat·ing 1 : to give rise to : INITIATE

2 : to come into existence : BEGIN

Synonyms

arise, begin, commence,