|
|
- pronunciation:
- sI
st
 m
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a group of related things or parts that work together as a whole.
This is a large school system.- similar words:
- network, scheme
|
| definition 2: |
a human or animal body as a unit.
The snake bite left poison in his system.- synonyms:
- body
|
| definition 3: |
a set of organs in the body that work together to perform a certain function or functions.
Our digestive system processes the food we eat.The skeletal system supports our bodies. |
| definition 4: |
an ordered set of rules, ideas, or principles.
The school has a system for students who cut classes.- synonyms:
- set
|
| definition 5: |
a particular way or method of doing something.
We need a better voting system.He's got a system for getting his homework done.- synonyms:
- method
- similar words:
- procedure, technique
|
| related words: |
apparatus, discipline, government, mode, order, organization, plan, policy, process, tract, way |
|
|
| derivation: |
systemless (adj.) |
|
|