body
noun
[ ˈbɒdi ]
• the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal.
• "it's important to keep your body in good condition"
Similar:
anatomy,
figure,
frame,
form,
shape,
build,
physique,
framework,
skeleton,
bones,
flesh and bones,
bod,
corse,
soma,
• the main section of a motor vehicle or aircraft.
• "the factory had produced more car bodies than needed"
• the main or central part of something, especially a building or text.
• "the main body of the house was built in 1625"
• a large amount or collection of something.
• "a rich body of Canadian folklore"
Similar:
expanse,
mass,
area,
stretch,
region,
tract,
breadth,
sweep,
extent,
aggregate,
accumulation,
concretion,
accretion,
quantity,
amount,
volume,
collection,
proportion,
corpus,
• a material object.
• "the path taken by the falling body"
• a full or substantial quality of flavour in wine.
• "best of all, this wine has body and finish"
• a woman's close-fitting stretch garment for the upper body, fastening at the crotch.
• (in pottery) a clay used for making the main part of ceramic ware, as distinct from a glaze.
body
verb
• give material form to something abstract.
• "he bodied forth the traditional Prussian remedy for all ills"
• build the bodywork of (a motor vehicle).
• "an era when automobiles were bodied over wooden frames"
Origin:
Old English bodig, of unknown origin.
