Meaning of 'body' (Webster Dictionary)
- The material organized substance of an animal, whether living
or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the
physical person.
- The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as
distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal
part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.
- The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as
opposed to the shadow.
- A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as,
anybody, nobody.
- A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as
united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose; a
collective whole or totality; a corporation; as, a legislative body; a
clerical body.
- A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a
general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of laws or of
divinity.
- Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from
others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aeriform body.
- Amount; quantity; extent.
- That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished
from the parts covering the limbs.
- The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is
placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.
- The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the
size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body.
- A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid
figure.
- Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color
has body; wine of a good body.
- To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in
definite shape; to embody.
Meaning of 'body' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a collection of particulars considered as a system
Example in sentence:- a body of doctrine;
- a body of law;
- a body of precedents
Meaning (2):
- a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
Example in sentence:- administrative body;
- the student body;
- the whole body filed out of the auditorium
Meaning (3):
- the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
Example in sentence:- he felt as if his whole body were on fire
Meaning (4):
- an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
Meaning (5):
- the external structure of a vehicle
Example in sentence:- the body of the car was badly rusted
Meaning (6):
- the central message of a communication
Example in sentence:- the body of the message was short
Meaning (7):
- a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
Example in sentence:- they found the body in the lake
Meaning (8):
- the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
Example in sentence:- they moved their arms and legs and bodies
Meaning (9):
- the property of holding together and retaining its shape
Example in sentence:- when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake;
- wool has more body than rayon
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