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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.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   Synonyms for BODY: weight, core, bulk, majority, mass, chief, essence, staple; Antonyms of BODY: extension, component, accessory, element, part, adjunct, constituent, appendage.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to body. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of body. When a body meets a body coming through the rye. The house faces a body of water. Stars are heavenly bodies. Synonyms. person. being. thing. quantity. mass. He developed a muscular body.

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   Synonyms for BODY: corpse, cadaver, remains, carcass, dead body, stiff, corpus delicti (Latin), dust, clay; Antonyms for BODY: individual, few, handful, minority, one, concept, inanimate, abstract, immateriality.

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   Synonyms for BODY in English: physique, build, form, figure, shape, make-up, frame, constitution, flesh and bones, torso, ….

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    Synonyms: corpse, cadaver, dead body, remains, carcass, organic remains, mortal remains, dead, deceased, departed, skeleton, mummy, stiff (slang), cold meat (slang), bones, ashes, relics. Antonyms: living person, living host, the living. Sense: Noun: torso.

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