Etymology : Middle English, from Old English bodig; akin to Old High German boteh corpse
Pronunciation : bä-dE
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. physical form of a person or animal; corpse, carcass; torso; main part, mass; group (of people, things, ideas, etc.); substance; human being. body\bod"y\, n. (aëronautics) the central, longitudinal framework of a flying machine, to which are attached the planes or aërocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc.body \bod"y\ , n.; pl. bodies . [oe. bodi, as. bodig; akin to ohg. botah. ?257. cf. bodice.].
2. the material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person. absent in body, but present in spirit. v. 3 for of the soul the body form doth take. for soul is form, and doth the body make.
3. 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. who set the body and the limbs of this great sport together? the van of the king's army was led by the general; in the body was the king and the prince. rivers that run up into the body of italy.
4. the real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow. which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of christ. ol. ii.
5. 4. a person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody. a dry, shrewd kind of a body. irving.
6. 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 numerous body led unresistingly to the slaughter.
7. 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.
8. any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aëriform body. "a body of cold air." by collision of two bodies, grind the air attrite to fire.
9. amount; quantity; extent.
10. that part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.
11. the bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.
12. (print.) 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.
13. (geom.) a figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.
14. consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body.note: colors bear a body when they are capable of being ground so fine, and of being mixed so entirely with oil, as to seem only a very thick oil of the same color.
15. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.
16. 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.
17. The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow.
18. A person; a human being; frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aëriform body.
22. Amount; quantity; extent.
23. That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.
24. The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.
25. The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank ; as, a nonpareil face on an agate body.
26. A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.
27. Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body.
28. To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody.
29. The central, longitudinal framework of a flying machine, to which are attached the planes or aërocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc. the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted" the entire physical structure of an organism ; "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake" the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short" a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium" a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents" an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body" invest with or as with a body; give body to.
30. union suit.
31. 1. Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs. The largest organ in the body is the liver.
32. You can also refer to the main part of your body, except for your arms, head, and legs, as your body. Lying flat on the floor, twist your body on to one hip and cross your upper leg over your body. = torso, trunk.
33. You can refer to a person's dead body as a body. Officials said they had found no traces of violence on the body of the politician. = corpse.
34. A body is an organized group of people who deal with something officially. the Chairman of the policemen's representative body, the Police Federation. the main trade union body, COSATU, Congress of South African Trade Unions. = organization.
35. A body of people is a group of people who are together or who are connected in some way. that large body of people which teaches other people how to teach. = group.
36. The body of something such as a building or a document is the main part of it or the largest part of it. The main body of the church had been turned into a massive television studio = bulk.
37. The body of a car or aeroplane is the main part of it, not including its engine, wheels, or wings. The only shade was under the body of the plane. = shell.
38. A body of water is a large area of water, such as a lake or a sea. It is probably the most polluted body of water in the world.
39. A body of information is a large amount of it. An increasing body of evidence suggests that all of us have cancer cells in our bodies at times during our lives. = quantity.
40. If you say that an alcoholic drink has body, you mean that it has a full and strong flavour. a dry wine with good body. see also:
foreign body, heavenly body. body armour body modification and mutilation bog body you should have the body mind body problem pineal body.
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