Body - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
the student body
administrative body
- a collection of particulars considered as a system
a body of doctrine
a body of precedents
- a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) (syn: soundbox)
- the external structure of a vehicle
verb
Extra examples
A part of the body
Her body is very muscular.
A bird's body is covered in feathers.
This species has a black body and a white head.
She held her arms tightly against her body.
There was extensive damage to the truck's body.
The body of the bus is almost entirely rusted out.
...abstract sculpture that bodies forth the artist's aesthetic of minimalism...
The great body of the people leaned to the royalists.
Both as egoist and as patriot he bodies forth the age.
My fingers were numb and my whole body ached.
Your body temperature is higher in the daytime than at night.
For their body size, these birds lay very small eggs.
He needs to overcome a negative body image (=what you think about your own body).
A dog found the body of a girl in the woods.
Word forms
singular: body
plural: bodies
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