Dictionary - body

Dictionary Results for body

1. body - noun

· the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"

Synonym(s): organic_structure

Hypernym(s): natural_object

2. body - noun

· 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"

Hypernym(s): social_group

3. body - noun

· a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"

Synonym(s): dead_body

Hypernym(s): natural_object

4. body - noun

· an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"

Hypernym(s): natural_object

5. body - noun

· the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

Synonym(s): torso, trunk

Hypernym(s): body_part

6. body - noun

· a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"

Hypernym(s): system, scheme

7. body - noun

· the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"

Synonym(s): consistency, consistence, substance

Hypernym(s): property

8. body - noun

· the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short"

Hypernym(s): message, content, subject_matter, substance

9. body - noun

· the main mass of a thing

Hypernym(s): mass

10. body - noun

· a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)

Synonym(s): soundbox

Hypernym(s): resonator, cavity_resonator, resonating_chamber