Body Meaning

There are 12 meaning(s) for word Body

Meaning 1 : the main mass of a thing

Meaning 2 : the external structure of a vehicle

    Example : the body of the car was badly rusted

Meaning 3 : the central message of a communication

    Example : the body of the message was short

Meaning 4 : an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects

    Example : heavenly body

Meaning 5 : a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity

    Example : the whole body filed out of the auditorium,the student body,administrative body

Meaning 6 : a collection of particulars considered as a system

    Example : a body of law,a body of doctrine,a body of precedents

Meaning 7 : a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

    Example : they found the body in the lake

    Synonyms : dead body
Meaning 8 : the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

    Synonyms : torso,  trunk
Meaning 9 : invest with or as with a body; give body to

    Synonyms : personify
Meaning 10 : the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

    Example : he felt as if his whole body were on fire

    Synonyms : organic structure
Meaning 11 : a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)

    Synonyms : soundbox
Meaning 12 : the property of holding together and retaining its shape

    Example : wool has more body than rayon

    Synonyms : consistence,  consistency,  substance