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   Bod·y

   /ˈbädē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the physical structure of a person or an animal, including the bones, flesh, and organs: "it's important to keep your body in good condition" Similar anatomyfigureframeformshapebuildphysiqueframeworkskeletonbonesflesh and bonesinformal:bodrare:corsesoma
   • ▪ the trunk apart from the head and the limbs: "the blow almost severed his head from his body" Similar torsotrunkcheststomachmiddle
   • ▪ a corpse: "they found his body washed up on the beach" Similar corpsedead bodycadavercarcassskeletonremainsrelicsinformal:stiff
   • ▪ the physical and mortal aspect of a person as opposed to the soul or spirit: "a duality of body and soul"
   • ▪ a person's body regarded as an object of sexual desire: informal "he was just after her body"
   • ▪ a person, often one of a specified type or character: informal, dated "a motherly body"
   • 2. the main section of a car or aircraft: "the body of the aircraft was filled with smoke" Similar bodyworkhullfuselageouter casing
   • 3. the main or central part of something, especially a building or text: "information that changes regularly is kept apart from the main body of the text" Similar main partprincipal partcentral partcorehearthubnubkernel
   • ▪ the part of an email containing the message, as opposed to information such as the subject and sender. "put your name, address, and daytime phone number in the email's body"
   • 4. a large or substantial amount of something; a mass or collection of something: "a rich body of Canadian folklore" Similar expansemassareastretchregiontractbreadthsweepextentaggregateaccumulationconcretionaccretionquantityamountvolumecollectionproportionmasscorpus
   • ▪ a group of people with a common purpose or function acting as an organized unit: "a regulatory body" Similar associationorganizationgroupgroupingpartybandcompanysocietyclubcirclefellowshippartnershipfraternitysyndicateguildfederationconfederationbloccorporationcontingentcoterieclique
   • 5. a distinct material object: technical "the path taken by the falling body" Similar objectentityitempiece of matter
   • 6. a full or substantial quality of flavor in wine: "best of all, this wine has body and finish"
   • ▪ fullness or thickness of a person's hair: "designed to add body to limp and straight hair" Similar fullnesssoliditydensitythicknessfirmnesssubstancemassshapestructure
   • 7. (in pottery) a clay used for making the main part of ceramic ware, as distinct from a glaze.

   verb

   • 1. give material form to something abstract: formal "he bodied forth the traditional Prussian remedy for all ills"
   • 2. build the bodywork of (a motor vehicle): "an era when automobiles were bodied over wooden frames"

   Word Origin Old Englishbodig, of unknown origin.

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   What is an example of a body?

   • For example, a car's body is its main section, mostly made of metal and plastic. A written work's body is the major part of a text, generally not including things like introductions or epilogues. In science, a body is simply any separate object that has mass.

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   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of BODY is the main part of a plant or animal body especially as distinguished from limbs and head : trunk. How to use body in a sentence.

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   What are the parts of the body called?

   • Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs. The largest solid internal organ in the body is the liver. You can also refer to the main part of your body, except for your arms, head, and legs, as your body . Lying flat on the floor, twist your body on to one hip and cross your upper leg over your body.

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   What is a body in a text?

   • A written work's body is the major part of a text, generally not including things like introductions or epilogues. In science, a body is simply any separate object that has mass. The Old English root, bodig, means "man or animal's trunk or chest."

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   Body is a noun that refers to the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead, or to the main part of a thing, person, or group. It can also mean a figure in geometry, a mass in physics, or a collective group in law.

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   Body is a countable noun that means the whole physical structure of a human or an animal, or the main part of something not including the head, arms and legs. It can also mean the group of people who work or act together, or the object of a verb. See examples, synonyms and related words.

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   Your body is everything that makes up your physical self, including your skin, bones, muscles, and organs. Your whole body might hurt after a day spent learning to snowboard. All animals have a body, and you can also describe some inanimate objects as having a body.

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