Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity) "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
S: (n) system, scheme (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole) "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
S: (n) system ((physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium) "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"
S: (n) system, system of rules (a complex of methods or rules governing behavior) "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"
S: (n) arrangement, organization, organisation, system (an organized structure for arranging or classifying) "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"
S: (n) system (a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts) "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
S: (n) system (a procedure or process for obtaining an objective) "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
S: (n) system (the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole) "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"
S: (n) organization, organisation, system (an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized) "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"