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Meaning
Noun
●
In Anatomy & Body parts:
Physical frame.
The physical structure of a human or
animal
seen
as one
single
organism.
●
Physical frame.
The
fleshly
or
corporeal
nature
of a human,
as opposed to
the
spirit
or soul.
A corpse.
A person.
●
In Sociology:
Physical frame.
A
human being
,
regarded
as
marginalized
or oppressed.
●
Main section.
The
torso
, the main structure of a human or
animal
frame
excluding the
extremities
(limbs,
head
, tail).
The
largest
or most important part of anything, as
distinct
from its
appendages
or accessories.
The
section
of a
dress
extending
from the
neck
to the
waist
, excluding the arms.
The
content
of a
letter
,
message
, or other
printed
or
electronic
document
, as
distinct
from
signatures
,
salutations
,
headers
, and so on.
●
In Programming:
Main section.
The
code
of a
subroutine
,
contrasted
to its
signature
and parameters.
●
In Architecture:
Main section.
nave.
●
In Collectives:
Coherent group.
A group of people having a
common purpose
or
opinion
; a mass.
●
Coherent group.
An
organisation
, company or other
authoritative
group.
A
unified
collection
of
details
, knowledge or information.
●
Material entity.
Any physical
object
or
material
thing.
An
agglomeration
of some
substance
, especially one that would be otherwise uncountable.
●
In Wine:
Material entity.
Substance; physical presence.
Comparative
viscosity
,
solidity
or
substance
(in
wine
,
colours
etc.).
●
In Printing:
The
shank
of a type, or the
depth
of the
shank
(by which the
size
is indicated).
●
In Geometry:
A
three-dimensional
object
, such as a
cube
or cone.
Verb
●
To give body or
shape
to something.
●
To
construct
the
bodywork
of a car.
●
To embody.
●
In African-American Vernacular English:
To
murder
someone.
To
utterly
defeat
someone.
Name
●
A
surname
transferred
from the nickname.
●
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
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Wiktionary
Origin
body
English
body
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Bod
Body
Flesh
Likam
Quarrons
Soma
Bodie
Person
Substance
Related
Skin
Chest
Torso
Stomach
Brain
Liver
Heart
Muscles
Tissue
Soul
Organ
Hair
Cell
Muscle
Corpse
Penis
Neck
Legs
Uterus
Arm
Physique
Organism
Blood
Vagina
Abdomen
Mouth
Weight
Mind
Organs
Skeleton
Organization
Face
Animal
Earth
Pancreas
Part
Gut
Spine
Life
Authority
Cells
Lungs
Child
Surface
Institution
System
Bones
Agency
Vehicle
Car
Fat
Committee
Midsection
Knee
Dog
Entity
Head
Digestive System
Nervous System
Immune System
Circulatory System
Digestive Tract
More
Rhymes
Body
Embody
Shoddy
Squaddie
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