See Also: out-of-body(dictionary)
body of rib(medicine)
fat body(medicine)
L-D body(medicine)
LE body(medicine)
nu body(medicine)
body(1)(dictionary)
R body(medicine)
body bag(dictionary)
X body(medicine)

body (oh)



artery, brain, fatty, tissue, heart, kidney, intestine, intestine2, small, large, liver, lung, muscles, stomach, vein, throat
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1 ?people/animals?
2 ?dead person?
3 ?group?
4 body of something
5 body of water
6 ?middle part?
7 ?vehicle?
8 ?object?
9 ?hair?
10 ?taste?
11 full/medium/light bodied
12 long/thick etc bodied etc
13 keep body and soul together
14 body and soul
15 ?instrument?
16 ?clothing?
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[Language: Old English; Origin: bodig]
?PEOPLE/ANIMALS?
[C] the physical structure of a person or animal
::the human body
::My fingers were numb and my whole body ached.
body weight/temperature/size
::Your body temperature is higher in the daytime than at night.
::For their body size, these birds lay very small eggs.
::He needs to overcome a negative body image (=what you think about your own body) .
?DEAD PERSON?
[C] the dead body of a person
::A dog found the body of a girl in the woods.
::Laura had never seen a dead body before.
?GROUP?
[C] a group of people who work together to do a particular job or who are together for a particular purpose
::The British Medical Association is the doctors' professional body.
body of
::There were reports of a large body of armed men near the border.
::Kaplan served on the governing body of the museum (=the group who control the museum) .
::The student body (=all the students in a school or college) numbers 5000.
::The research will be used by government departments and other public bodies (=groups whose work is connected to the government) .
in a body
(=as a group, together)
::The women moved towards the building in a body.
body of sth
a) a large amount or mass of something, especially something that has been collected
body of knowledge/evidence/opinion etc
::There is now a considerable body of knowledge of the different stages of childhood.
::There is a growing body of evidence that charges are too high.
b) the main, central, or most important part of something
::The arguments are explained in the body of the text.
::Leave three blank lines between the date and the body of the letter.
body of water
a large area of water such as a lake
::The city was built near a large body of water.
?MIDDLE PART?
[C] the central part of a person or animal's body, not including the head, arms, legs or wings
::Nick had bruises on his face and body.
::The bird has a small body and long wings.
?VEHICLE?
[C] the main structure of a vehicle not including the engine, wheels etc
::Workers at the factory are making steel bodies for cars.
?OBJECT?
[C] technical an object that is separate from other objects
::Keep the caps on the bottles to prevent foreign bodies entering them (=objects that should not be there) .
-see also heavenly body at heavenly (3)
?HAIR?
[U] if your hair has body, it is thick and healthy
::This shampoo will give more body to your hair.
?TASTE?
[U] if food or an alcoholic drink has body, it has a strong flavour (=taste)
::A small amount of tomato paste will give extra colour and body to the sauce.
full/medium/light bodied
used to describe how much taste an alcoholic drink has, with a full bodied drink having the strongest taste
::a full bodied wine
long/thick etc bodied etc
having a long, thick etc body
::a slim bodied orange-gold fish
-see also able-bodied
keep body and soul together
to continue to exist with only just enough food, money etc
::He's working at the shop to keep body and soul together
body and soul
a) completely
::She threw herself body and soul into her work.
b) the whole of a person
::They think they own the employees, body and soul.
?INSTRUMENT?
[C] the wide part of a musical instrument such as a violin or guitar, or of a sports racket (=bat)
::The guitar is 16 inches wide across the body.
?CLOTHING?
[C] BrE body suit AmE a type of tight fitting shirt worn by women that fastens between their legs
-see also over my dead body at dead 1 (11)