ENGLISH: body - CREOLE: k`o



Overview of noun body



The noun body has 9 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)



1. (536) body, organic structure, physical structure -- (the entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire")

2. (266) body, dead body -- (a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake")

3. (160) body -- (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium")

4. (63) torso, trunk, body -- (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies")

5. (31) body -- (an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body")

6. (30) body -- (a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents")

7. (18) body -- (the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted")

8. (4) consistency, consistence, body -- (the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake")

9. (1) body -- (the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short")



Overview of verb body



The verb body has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. body, personify -- (invest with or as with a body; give body to)

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