[
US
/ˈbɑdi/
]
[ UK /bˈɒdi/ ]
[ UK /bˈɒdi/ ]
NOUN
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the central message of a communication
the body of the message was short - a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
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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 external structure of a vehicle
the body of the car was badly rusted -
an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
heavenly body - the main mass of a thing
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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 precedents
a body of doctrine -
a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
they found the body in the lake -
the entire physical 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
administrative body
the whole body filed out of the auditorium
the student body
VERB
- invest with or as with a body; give body to
How To Use body In A Sentence
- Anybody who has tried to follow a rigorous diet will know how easy it is to lapse back into bad habits. Times, Sunday Times
- Rose of Sharon braced her body against the movements of the car in an effort to protect her fetus.
- And at the same time the huge body tried to take the invader and enwomb it. The Gunslinger
- This sort of enamel work on a faceted metal body was copied from the enamelled European watches.
- No, Jack won't have nobody tell him what he can't ever be, even if he weren't born with a silver spoon in one end and an Harley Street hooter up the other. Jack Scallywag
- And Johnson has some advice for people aspiring to a comfortable living playing music: ‘I've set it in my mind that I will not jive anybody, and not be jived by anybody.’
- Twenty microliters of each antibody was added to 100 L of blood, and the mixture was incubated at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- Therefore, at the state that the body is fixed with a plate shape, the cover-used outer swinging cover can be stored in the box-shaped article storage box with a same side.
- Another mystery surrounds the only example of body armour to be found among the primates.
- They searched for his body, handlining with grappling hooks, setting gill nets straight offshore and hauling seine. AMAGANSETT