Body

noun

'bɑdi

Noun

the property of holding together and retaining its shape
“wool has more body than rayon”
Similar:ConsistenceConsistency Substance
Type of:Property
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
“he felt as if his whole body were on fire”
a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
“they found the body in the lake”
a collection of particulars considered as a system
“a body of law”
“a body of doctrine”
“a body of precedents”
Type of:SchemeSystem
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”
an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
“heavenly body”
the central message of a communication
“the body of the message was short”
Type of:ContentMessageSubstance
the external structure of a vehicle
“the body of the car was badly rusted”
Type of:ConstructionStructure
a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
Similar:Soundbox
Type of:Resonator
the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
Similar:Torso Trunk
the main mass of a thing
Type of:Mass

invest with or as with a body; give body to
Similar:Personify
Type of:BePersonifyEmbody