body
bo dee
- n the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
he felt as if his whole body were on fire - n a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
the whole body filed out of the auditorium
the student body
administrative body - n a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
they found the body in the lake - n an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
heavenly body - n the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
- n a collection of particulars considered as a system
a body of law
a body of doctrine
a body of precedents - n the property of holding together and retaining its shape
wool has more body than rayon - n the central message of a communication
the body of the message was short - n the main mass of a thing
- n a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
- n the external structure of a vehicle
the body of the car was badly rusted - v invest with or as with a body; give body to
- Sharp suits, sybaritic spas and exotic sports: Asia is the home of the body beautiful.
- Insect behavior also can hold the key to finding a body; flocks of the beautiful Southern pearly eyed butterfly, for example, gather to feed on sugar-rich body fluids.
- Thirty-five percent of guys 11 to 24 now wear body spray, according to Unilever.