Definition of Body

Noun

  • 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 main mass of a thing
  • the central message of a communication
    "the body of the message was short"
  • 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"
    - eubstance
  • a collection of particulars considered as a system
    "a body of law"
    "a body of doctrine"
    "a body of precedents"
  • the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
    "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
  • an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
    "heavenly body"
  • a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
    "they found the body in the lake"
    - dead body
  • 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"
  • 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

Verb

  • invest with or as with a body
    give body to
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Unscramble body

15 unscramble word found using the letters body.

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