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bod·y

body

 
pronunciation:
ba di
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part of speech: noun
inflections: bodies
definition 1: the physical substance and form of a person or animal, including limbs, organs, tissue, and all other parts.
The disease caused a rash all over the patient's body.
 
antonyms:
soul
similar words:
figure, form, frame, person, physique, soma, system
definition 2: a dead body of a human being; corpse.
Some hikers came across a body in the woods and called the police.
synonyms:
carcass, corpse
similar words:
cadaver, remains, stiff
definition 3: the torso of a person or animal.
A lizard has a long body and short legs.
synonyms:
torso, trunk
definition 4: the main part of anything.
The body of the rocket will remain in orbit.
synonyms:
bulk, core, mass
similar words:
kernel, lion's share, majority, preponderance, weight
definition 5: a group of people, things, or ideas regarded in its entirety.
the student bodya body of knowledge
similar words:
aggregation, core, corporation, crowd, group, mass
definition 6: a large portion of land, water, air, or other matter with specific boundaries.
Oceans and lakes are bodies of water.
 
similar words:
area, territory
definition 7: fullness or strength.
Her hair is a nice color but it has no body.a wine with body
synonyms:
fullness, substance
similar words:
density, richness
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automatic reactions of the body
conventionally associated with the body
some accessories for the body
some activities of the body
some conditions of the body
some descriptions of the body
some kinds of damage to the body
some movements of the body
some parts of the body
some positions of the body
some representations of the body
some terms for the shape of the body
some things that affect the body
some things that are done to the body
some things that are produced by the body
some things the body is able to do
study of the body