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Definitions of body
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To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody. Webster Dictionary DB
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To furnish with a material form; to embody. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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To give form to: to embody :-pr.p. bodying; pa.p. bodied. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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To give form or body to. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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To embody; represent. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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To produce in some form. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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Bodying. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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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
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a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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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
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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
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The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow. Webster Dictionary DB
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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
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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
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Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aeriform body. Webster Dictionary DB
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Amount; quantity; extent. Webster Dictionary DB
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That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs. Webster Dictionary DB
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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
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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
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A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure. Webster Dictionary DB
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Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body. Webster Dictionary DB
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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
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A person; a human being; - frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody. Webster Dictionary DB
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A person. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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A solid. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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A collection of persons or things, as one whole. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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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.
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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.
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Bodied. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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Usage examples for body
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His
body
sympathised
with
his
mind.
– The History of England from the Accession of James II. Volume 5 (of 5) by Thomas Babington Macaulay
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What
to
do
I
didn't
know,
but
a
body
thinks
fast
at
such
times.
– Old Caravan Days by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
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