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   body

   /ˈbɒdi/

   noun

   • 1. the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal: "it's important to keep your body in good condition" Similar anatomyfigureframeformshapebuildphysiqueframeworkskeletonbonesflesh and bonesinformal:bodrare:corsesoma
   • ▪ the trunk apart from the head and the limbs: "the blow almost severed his head from his body" Similar torsotrunkcheststomachmiddle
   • ▪ a corpse: "they found his body washed up on the beach" Similar corpsedead bodycadavercarcassskeletonremainsrelicsinformal:stiff
   • ▪ the physical and mortal aspect of a person as opposed to the soul or spirit: "we're together in body and spirit"
   • ▪ a person's body regarded as an object of sexual desire: informal "he was just after her body"
   • ▪ a person of a specified type: informal, dated "a motherly body"
   • 2. the main section of a motor vehicle or aircraft: "the factory had produced more car bodies than needed" Similar bodyworkhullfuselageouter casing
   • 3. the main or central part of something, especially a building or text: "the main body of the house was built in 1625" Similar main partprincipal partcentral partcorehearthubnubkernel
   • ▪ the part of an email containing the message, as opposed to information such as the subject and sender. "put your name, address, and daytime phone number in the email's body"
   • 4. a large amount or collection of something: "a rich body of Canadian folklore" Similar expansemassareastretchregiontractbreadthsweepextentaggregateaccumulationconcretionaccretionquantityamountvolumecollectionproportionmasscorpus
   • ▪ an organized group of people with a common purpose or function: "a regulatory body" Similar associationorganizationgroupgroupingpartybandcompanysocietyclubcirclefellowshippartnershipfraternitysyndicateguildfederationconfederationbloccorporationcontingentcoterieclique
   • 5. a material object: technical "the path taken by the falling body" Similar objectentityitempiece of matter
   • 6. a full or substantial quality of flavour in wine: "best of all, this wine has body and finish"
   • ▪ fullness or thickness of a person's hair: "restructuring formulations help to add body" Similar fullnesssoliditydensitythicknessfirmnesssubstancemassshapestructure
   • 7. a woman's close-fitting stretch garment for the upper body, fastening at the crotch. British
   • 8. (in pottery) a clay used for making the main part of ceramic ware, as distinct from a glaze.

   verb

   • 1. give material form to something abstract: formal "he bodied forth the traditional Prussian remedy for all ills"
   • 2. build the bodywork of (a motor vehicle): "an era when automobiles were bodied over wooden frames"

   Word Origin Old Englishbodig, of unknown origin.

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   • Znaczenie Body, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

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     BODY translate: тело , труп , туловище , орган , основная...

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   Your body is everything that makes up your physical self, including your skin, bones, muscles, and organs. Your whole body might hurt after a day spent learning to snowboard. All animals have a body, and you can also describe some inanimate objects as having a body.

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