Meaning of 'body'

noun

the external structure of a vehicle

Example: "the body of the car was badly rusted"

noun

a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)

Synonyms: soundbox

noun

the property of holding together and retaining its shape

Example: "wool has more body than rayon"

Synonyms: consistency consistence eubstance

noun

the main mass of a thing

noun

the entire structure of an organism

Example: "I felt as if my whole body was on fire."

Synonyms: organic structure physical structure

noun

a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

Example: "they found the body in the lake"

Synonyms: dead body

noun

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

Synonyms: trunk

noun

the central message of a communication

Example: "the body of the message was short"

noun

a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity

Example: "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"

noun

a collection of particulars considered as a system

Example: "a body of law"

noun

an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects

Example: "heavenly body"