Main entry: body
Definition: the external structure of a vehicle
Usage: the body of the car was badly rusted
Definition: a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
Main entry: eubstance, consistence, consistency, body
Definition: the property of holding together and retaining its shape
Usage: wool has more body than rayon; when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
Main entry: body
Definition: the main mass of a thing
Main entry: physical structure, body, organic structure
Definition: the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
Usage: he felt as if his whole body were on fire
Definition: a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
Usage: they found the body in the lake
Main entry: body, trunk, torso
Definition: the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
Usage: they moved their arms and legs and bodies
Main entry: body
Definition: the central message of a communication
Usage: the body of the message was short
Main entry: body
Definition: a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
Usage: the whole body filed out of the auditorium; the student body; administrative body
Main entry: body
Definition: a collection of particulars considered as a system
Usage: a body of law; a body of doctrine; a body of precedents
Main entry: body
Definition: an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
Usage: heavenly body
Definition: invest with or as with a body; give body to