body
nouns
the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
"he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
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"
a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
"they found the body in the lake"
an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
"heavenly body"
the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
"they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
a collection of particulars considered as a system
"a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"
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"
the central message of a communication
"the body of the message was short"
is a part of
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
"his narration was hesitant"
is a part of
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
is a type of (narrower)
what a communication that is about something is about
the main mass of a thing
is a type of (narrower)
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
the external structure of a vehicle
"the body of the car was badly rusted"
is a type of (narrower)
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
"the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
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