Noun: body bó-dee
- The entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
"he felt as if his whole body were on fire";
- organic structure
- The body excluding the head and neck and limbs
"they moved their arms and legs and bodies";
- torso, trunk
- An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
"heavenly body"
- A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
"administrative body"; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"
- A natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
"they found the body in the lake";
- dead body
- The main mass of a thing
"The body of the car was damaged in the accident"
- A collection of particulars considered as a system
"a body of precedents"; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"
- The property of holding together and retaining its shape
"wool has more body than rayon";
- consistency, consistence, substance
- The external structure of a vehicle
"the body of the car was badly rusted"
- A resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
"The luthier carefully crafted the body to enhance the violin's tone";
- soundbox
- The central message of a communication
"the body of the message was short"
- [Brit] A close-fitting one-piece undergarment for women, covering the torso and often the crotch, sometimes with attached garters
"She wore a lace body under her evening gown"
- Invest with or as with a body; give body to
"The sculptor bodied forth his vision in clay";
- personify
Derived forms: bodies, bodied, bodying
Type of: be, body part, cavity resonator, construction, content, embody, mass, message, natural object, personify, property, resonating chamber, resonator, scheme, social group, structure, subject matter, substance, system
Part of: address, narration, recital, speech, yarn
Encyclopedia: Body, Mind and Soul