BODY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the external structure of a vehicle
    Usage Example(s)
    • the body of the car was badly rusted
    Hypernyms(s) body is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the property of holding together and retaining its shape
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
    Hypernyms(s) body is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Attribute(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he felt as if his whole body were on fire
    Hypernyms(s) body is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • body of a dead animal or person
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they found the body in the lake
    Hypernyms(s) body is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they moved their arms and legs and bodies
    Hypernyms(s) body is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • the central message of a communication
    Usage Example(s)
    • the body of the message was short
    Hypernyms(s) body is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
    Usage Example(s)
    • the whole body filed out of the auditorium
    Hypernyms(s) body is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  8. Meaning
    • a collection of particulars considered as a system
    Usage Example(s)
    • a body of law
    • a body of doctrine
    • a body of precedents
    Hypernyms(s) body is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  9. Meaning
    • an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
    Usage Example(s)
    • heavenly body
    Hypernyms(s) body is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

BODY as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • invest with or as with a body
    • give body to
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) body is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)