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Definitions of body

1. To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody. Webster Dictionary DB

2. To furnish with a material form; to embody. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

3. To give form to: to embody :-pr.p. bodying; pa.p. bodied. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

4. To give form or body to. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

5. To embody; represent. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

6. To produce in some form. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

7. Bodying. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

8. body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

9. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

10. the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

11. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

12. a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

13. an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

14. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person. Webster Dictionary DB

15. The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc. Webster Dictionary DB

16. The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow. Webster Dictionary DB

17. A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation; as, a legislative body; a clerical body. Webster Dictionary DB

18. A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of laws or of divinity. Webster Dictionary DB

19. Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aeriform body. Webster Dictionary DB

20. Amount; quantity; extent. Webster Dictionary DB

21. That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs. Webster Dictionary DB

22. The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body. Webster Dictionary DB

23. The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body. Webster Dictionary DB

24. A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure. Webster Dictionary DB

25. Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body. Webster Dictionary DB

26. The central, longitudinal framework of a flying machine, to which are attached the planes or aerocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc. Webster Dictionary DB

27. A person; a human being; - frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody. Webster Dictionary DB

28. The form and substance of an animal living or dead; the trunk or main portion of an animal or tree; the main or principal part of anything; as, the body of a letter is the part that carries the message; a person; a number of individuals united by some common tie or distinct purpose; a mass; as, a body of troops; a material thing; a certain thickness or weight; as, china silk is a material of very little body. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

29. The whole frame of a man or lower animal: the main part of an animal, as distinguished from the limbs: the main part of anything: matter, as opposed to spirit: a mass: a person: a number of persons united by some common tie. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

30. The trunk of a man or animal; substance; a person; mass; a collection of individuals. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

31. The entire physical part of a man or other animal; also, the trunk, exclusive of the limbs; the principal part of anything. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

32. A person. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

33. A solid. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

34. A collection of persons or things, as one whole. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

35. The organized material of an animal; the trunk of an animal; a solid substance; matter, as opposed to spirit; a person; a collective mass or collection; a number of individuals united for a purpose; a corporation; the main part; strength or substance; a solid. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

36. The frame of an animal; a mass of living or dead matter; an individual or single person, as no body; a substance, as opposed to spirit; a collection of individuals; quality of a material. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

37. Bodied. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

Usage examples for body

1. His body sympathised with his mind. – The History of England from the Accession of James II. Volume 5 (of 5) by Thomas Babington Macaulay

2. What to do I didn't know, but a body thinks fast at such times. – Old Caravan Days by Mary Hartwell Catherwood