English noun: body | |||
1. | body (body) the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) | ||
Samples | He felt as if his whole body were on fire. | ||
Synonyms | organic structure, physical structure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | natural object | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, life form, live body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma | ||
Part holonym | arm, articulatory system, bodily cavity, body, body substance, caput, cardiovascular system, cavity, cavum, cervix, circulatory system, crotch, digestive system, endocrine system, fork, gastrointestinal system, head, leg, lymphatic system, musculoskeletal system, neck, nervous system, pressure point, respiratory system, sensory system, systema alimentarium, systema digestorium, systema lymphaticum, systema nervosum, systema respiratorium, torso, trunk, vascular system | ||
Domain category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna, homo, human, human being, man | ||
2. | body (group) a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity | ||
Samples | The whole body filed out of the auditorium. The student body. Administrative body. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | social group | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | administration, brass, Christendom, Christianity, church, college, College of Cardinals, colony, constituency, corps, diaspora, electoral college, enrollment, establishment, faculty, governance, governing body, immigration, inspectorate, jury, leaders, leadership, membership, militia, occupational group, opposition, organisation, organization, panel, panel, public, rank, registration, representation, Sacred College, school, settlement, staff, ulama, ulema, university, venire, vocation, vote | ||
3. | body (body) a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person | ||
Samples | They found the body in the lake. | ||
Synonyms | dead body | ||
Broader (hypernym) | natural object | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cadaver, carcase, carcass, carrion, clay, corpse, mummy, remains, roadkill, stiff | ||
4. | body (object) an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects | ||
Samples | Heavenly body. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | natural object | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cellular inclusion, chromosome, inclusion, inclusion body, mass, particle, subatomic particle | ||
5. | body (body) the body excluding the head and neck and limbs | ||
Samples | They moved their arms and legs and bodies. | ||
Synonyms | torso, trunk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
Part holonym | abdomen, arse, articulatio humeri, ass, back, backside, behind, belly, belly, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttock, buttocks, can, cheek, chest, derriere, diaphragm, dorsum, fanny, fundament, haunch, hind end, hindquarters, hip, keister, loins, love handle, middle, midriff, midriff, midsection, nates, paunch, pectus, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, serratus, serratus muscles, shoulder, shoulder, shoulder joint, side, spare tire, stern, stomach, tail, tail end, thorax, tooshie, tush, venter, waist, waistline | ||
Part meronym | body, organic structure, physical structure | ||
6. | body (group) a collection of particulars considered as a system | ||
Samples | A body of law. A body of doctrine. A body of precedents. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scheme, system | ||
7. | body (attribute) the property of holding together and retaining its shape | ||
Samples | Wool has more body than rayon. When the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake. | ||
Synonyms | consistence, consistency, eubstance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | property | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | breakableness, gaseousness, hardness, porosity, porousness, softness, solidity, solidness, thickness, thinness, unbreakableness, viscosity, viscousness | ||
Attribute | thick, thin | ||
8. | body (communication) the central message of a communication | ||
Samples | The body of the message was short. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
Part meronym | address, narration, recital, speech, yarn | ||
9. | body (attribute) the main mass of a thing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mass | ||
10. | body (artifact) a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) | ||
Synonyms | soundbox | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cavity resonator, resonating chamber, resonator | ||
11. | body (artifact) the external structure of a vehicle | ||
Samples | The body of the car was badly rusted. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | construction, structure | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bodywork, fuselage | ||
English verb: body | |||
1. | body (stative) invest with or as with a body; give body to | ||
Synonyms | personify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be, embody, personify | ||