body

noun

  1. 1

    the external structure of a vehicle

    the body of the car was badly rusted

  2. 2

    a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)

  3. 3

    the property of holding together and retaining its shape

    wool has more body than rayon

    when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake

  4. 4

    the main mass of a thing

  5. 5

    the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

    he felt as if his whole body were on fire

  6. 6

    a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

    they found the body in the lake

  7. 7

    the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

    they moved their arms and legs and bodies

  8. 8

    the central message of a communication

    the body of the message was short

  9. 9

    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity

    the whole body filed out of the auditorium

    the student body

  10. 10

    a collection of particulars considered as a system

    a body of law

    a body of doctrine

  11. 11

    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects

    heavenly body

verb

  1. 1

    invest with or as with a body; give body to

Synonyms

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