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Definition: Meaning of, body in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbɒdi /

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body bodies
  1. people/animals [countable] the physical structure of a person or animal
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  2. dead person [countable] the dead body of a person
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  3. group [countable] a group of people who work together to do a particular job or who are together for a particular purpose
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  4. body of something a large amount or mass of something, especially something that has been collected
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  5. body of something the main, central, or most important part of something
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  6. body of water a large area of water such as a lake
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  7. middle part [countable] the central part of a person or animal's body, not including the head, arms, legs or wings
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  8. vehicle [countable] the main structure of a vehicle not including the engine, wheels etc
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  9. object [countable] technical an object that is separate from other objects
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  10. hair [uncountable] if your hair has body, it is thick and healthy
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  11. taste [uncountable] if food or an alcoholic drink has body, it has a strong FLAVOUR (= taste)
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  12. full/medium/light bodied used to describe how much taste an alcoholic drink has, with a full bodied drink having the strongest taste
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  13. long/thick etc bodied etc having a long, thick etc body
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  14. keep body and soul together to continue to exist with only just enough food, money etc
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  15. body and soul completely
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  16. body and soul the whole of a person
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  17. instrument [countable] the wide part of a musical instrument such as a VIOLIN or GUITAR, or of a sports RACKET (= bat)
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  18. clothing [countable] British English American English a type of tight fitting shirt worn by women that fastens between their legs
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body used in phrases

  • Golgi body (noun)
    1. especially in those cells that produce secretions a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells
  • John Brown's Body
    1. a US folk song about John BROWN, a man who fought against SLAVERY in the US. Some of the words are: John BROWN's body lies a-mouldering in the grave,/But his soul goes marching on...
  • Platonic body (noun)
    1. any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
  • Russell's body (noun)
    1. an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer
  • acetone body (noun)
    1. acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders
  • acute inclusion body encephalitis (noun)
    1. common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes
  • administrative body (noun)
    1. a unit with administrative responsibilities
  • adult body (noun)
    1. the body of an adult human being
  • adult female body (noun)
    1. the body of an adult woman
  • adult male body (noun)
    1. the body of an adult man
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