body
noun
- 1
the external structure of a vehicle
the body of the car was badly rusted
- 2
a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
- 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
the main mass of a thing
- 5
the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
he felt as if his whole body were on fire
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a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
they found the body in the lake
- 7
the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
they moved their arms and legs and bodies
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the central message of a communication
the body of the message was short
- 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
a collection of particulars considered as a system
a body of law
a body of doctrine
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an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
heavenly body
verb
- 1
invest with or as with a body; give body to
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