Body | Mean of body in English Dictionary

/ˈbɑːdi/

• Noun
• a person's or animal's whole physical self
1. the human body
2. a part of the body
3. Her body is very muscular.
4. A bird's body is covered in feathers.
5. body weight/fat
6. body parts
7. A person's normal body temperature [=(Brit) blood heat] is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit or 37 degrees Celsius.
• a dead person or animal
1. The body [=corpse] was shipped home for burial.
• the main physical part of a person or animal
1. This species has a black body and a white head.
2. She held her arms tightly against her body.

• the part of a vehicle that does not include the engine, wheels, etc.
1. There was extensive damage to the truck's body.
2. The body of the bus is almost entirely rusted out.
• the main or most important part of something written
1. The (main) body of the text/letter is devoted to a description of the author's childhood home.
• an object that is separate from other objects
1. heavenly/celestial bodies, such as the moon, the planets, and the stars
2. The X-ray showed a foreign body in his stomach.
3. Dust particles and other foreign bodies can irritate the eyes.
• a large area of water
1. This lake is the largest body of water in the state.
• a group of people who are involved together in the same job, activity, etc.
1. a body of troops
2. the student body
3. the state's legislative body [=the group of people who make the state's laws]
• a group of things that are related or connected in some way
1. They've accumulated quite a body of evidence.
2. a writer with an impressive body of work
• a strong and appealing flavor
1. a wine with full body
• a thick and appealing quality
1. hair that lacks body
• the section of a piece of clothing that covers the main part of a person's body
1. the body of a wetsuit
• a human being
1. What's a body to do?
2. It was just some poor body looking for work.
• with all of your energy and enthusiasm
1. He devoted himself body and soul to the cause.
• to have or get enough food and money to survive
1. She kept body and soul together by working two jobs.