Muscle vs. Organ — What's the Difference?

A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.

A part of an organism which is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function

A contractile organ consisting of a special bundle of muscle tissue, which moves a particular bone, part, or substance of the body

A large musical instrument having rows of pipes supplied with air from bellows (now usually electrically powered), and played using a keyboard or by an automatic mechanism. The pipes are generally arranged in ranks of a particular type, each controlled by a stop, and often into larger sets linked to separate keyboards.

Muscular strength

A department or organization that performs a specified function

(Informal) Power or authority

An instrument consisting of a number of pipes that sound tones when supplied with air and a keyboard that operates a mechanism controlling the flow of air to the pipes. Also called pipe organ.

To make one's way by or as if by force

Any one of various other instruments, such as the electronic organ, that resemble a pipe organ either in mechanism or sound.

To move or force with strength

(Biology) A differentiated part of an organism, such as an eye, wing, or leaf, that performs a specific function.

(uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.

An instrument or agency dedicated to the performance of specified functions

(countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue.

An instrument or means of communication, especially a periodical issued by a political party, business firm, or other group.

A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.

The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.

Strength, force.

(by extension) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.

Hired strongmen or bodyguards.

(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.

To use force to make progress, especially physical force.

An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.

An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.

A government organization; agency; authority.

Muscular strength or development; as, to show one's muscle by lifting a heavy weight.

(slang) The penis.

See Mussel.

An Asian form of mitrailleuse.

An essential part of something; as, budget cuts have gone beyond the fat and are cutting into the muscle of the government.

To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs.

Bodyguards or other persons hired to provide protection or commit violence; as, he doesn't go out without his muscle along.

An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are organs of government.

To compel by threat of force; as, they muscled the shopkeeper into paying protection money.

A natural part or structure in an animal or a plant, capable of performing some special action (termed its function), which is essential to the life or well-being of the whole; as, the heart, lungs, etc., are organs of animals; the root, stem, foliage, etc., are organs of plants.

To moved by human force; as, to muscle the piano onto the truck.

A component part performing an essential office in the working of any complex machine; as, the cylinder, valves, crank, etc., are organs of the steam engine.

One of the contractile organs of the body

A medium of communication between one person or body and another; as, the secretary of state is the organ of communication between the government and a foreign power; a newspaper is the organ of its editor, or of a party, sect, etc. A newsletter distributed within an organization is often called its house organ.

Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells

A wind instrument containing numerous pipes of various dimensions and kinds, which are filled with wind from a bellows, and played upon by means of keys similar to those of a piano, and sometimes by foot keys or pedals; - formerly used in the plural, each pipe being considered an organ.

A bully employed as a thug or bodyguard;

To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs; to organize.

Authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way);

A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

Muscular strength

A government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function;

Make one's way by force;

(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ

A periodical that is published by a special interest group;

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

A free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows