body

Nouns

• (n) the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
  • he felt as if his whole body were on fire
  organic structure, physical structure,
• (n) 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
  • administrative body
• (n) a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
  • they found the body in the lake
  dead body,
• (n) an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
  • heavenly body
• (n) the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
  • they moved their arms and legs and bodies
  torso, trunk,
• (n) a collection of particulars considered as a system
  • a body of law
  • a body of doctrine
  • a body of precedents
• (n) 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
  consistency, eubstance, consistence,
• (n) the central message of a communication
  • the body of the message was short
• (n) the main mass of a thing
• (n) a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) soundbox,
• (n) the external structure of a vehicle
  • the body of the car was badly rusted

Verbs

• (v) invest with or as with a body; give body to personify,

Synonyms

Words of close approximity