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body > 10 senses
NOUN	1	body, organic structure, physical structure	The entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being)
	2	body, dead body	A natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
	3	body	A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
	4	body, torso, trunk	The body excluding the head and neck and limbs
	5	body	An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
	6	body	A collection of particulars considered as a system
	7	body	The external structure of a vehicle
	8	body, consistency, consistence	The property of holding together and retaining its shape
	9	body	The central message of a communication
VERB	1	body, personify	Invest with or as with a body

body > pronunciation
Sounds	baa'diy
Rhymes	already, antibody, attendee, and 122 more rhymes in diy...

body > noun 1, body
Meaning	The entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being).
Examples	"he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
Synonyms	organic structure, physical structure
Parts	body substance; articulatory system; cavity, bodily cavity, cavum; digestive system, gastrointestinal system, systema alimentarium, systema digestorium; endocrine system; lymphatic system, systema lymphaticum; musculoskeletal system; nervous system, systema nervosum; respiratory system, systema respiratorium; sensory system; vascular system; circulatory system, cardiovascular system; head, caput; neck, cervix; torso, trunk, body; leg; arm; crotch, fork; pressure point
Category	animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna; homo, man, human being, human
Broader	natural object
Narrower	life form; human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh; live body
Adjectives	bodily; bodily; bodily

body > noun 2, body
Meaning	A natural object consisting of a dead animal or person.
Examples	"they found the body in the lake"
Synonyms	dead body
Broader	natural object
Narrower	carcase, carcass; carrion; roadkill; cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains; mummy
Verbs	body

body > noun 3, group
Meaning	A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity.
Examples	"the whole body filed out of the auditorium"
Broader	gathering, assemblage
Narrower	public; sector; Christendom, Christianity; church; Sacred College, College of Cardinals; administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation; corps; constituency; electoral college; school; college; university; staff, faculty; representation; colony, settlement; ulema, ulama; leadership, leaders; militia; membership, rank; occupational group, vocation; opposition; immigration; inspectorate; jury; panel; panel, venire; registration, enrollment; vote; diaspora

body > noun 4, body
Meaning	The body excluding the head and neck and limbs.
Synonyms	torso, trunk
Part of	body, organic structure, physical structure
Parts	diaphragm, midriff; shoulder; shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri; serratus, serratus muscles; side; thorax, chest, pectus; middle, midriff, midsection; waist, waistline; belly, paunch; spare tire, love handle; hip; haunch; abdomen, venter, stomach, belly; back, dorsum; buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass; buttock, cheek; loins
Broader	body part

body > noun 5, object
Meaning	An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects.
Examples	"heavenly body"
Broader	natural object
Narrower	chromosome; inclusion body, cellular inclusion, inclusion; mass; particle, subatomic particle

body > noun 6, group
Meaning	A collection of particulars considered as a system.
Examples	"a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"
Broader	system, scheme

body > noun 7, artifact
Meaning	The external structure of a vehicle.
Examples	"the body of the car was badly rusted"
Broader	structure, construction
Narrower	bodywork; fuselage

body > noun 8, attribute
Meaning	The property of holding together and retaining its shape.
Synonyms	consistency, consistence
Broader	property
Narrower	gaseousness; viscosity, viscousness; thickness; thinness; hardness; softness; breakableness; unbreakableness; porosity, porousness; solidity, solidness
Attributes	thick; thin

body > noun 9, communication
Meaning	The central message of a communication.
Examples	"the body of the message was short"
Part of	narration, recital, yarn; address, speech
Broader	message, content, subject matter, substance

body > verb, stative
Meaning	Invest with or as with a body. Give body to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	personify
Broader	embody, be, personify
Nouns	body

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