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bod·y
body
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- pronunciation:
- ba
di
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
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inflections: |
bodies |
definition 1: |
A body is all the parts that make up a person or animal.
Your arms, legs, chest, back, and head are some of the parts of your body.
- antonyms:
- soul
- similar words:
- figure, form, frame, person
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definition 2: |
Sometimes the word "body" means the main part of an animal's or person's body. It does not include the head, arms, and legs.
A lizard has a long body and short legs.- synonyms:
- trunk
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definition 3: |
The body of a thing is the main part of it.
The engine of the car works fine, but the body needs paint.- synonyms:
- core
- similar words:
- kernel, majority
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definition 4: |
A body of water is a particular area of water on the earth. Lakes, oceans, and rivers are all bodies of water. A body of land is an area of land, like an island or a continent. Bodies of water and land often have names.
The Great Lakes are five very large lakes between Canada and the U.S.
- similar words:
- area, territory
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definition 5: |
A body is a group of people or things thought of as a whole. All the children in a school are the student body.
Once a week, the principal talks to the whole student body.- similar words:
- core, crowd, group, mass
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related words: |
band, build, category, class, force, object, thing |
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automatic reactions of the body |
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allergy, shock |
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conventionally associated with the body |
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mind, soul |
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some accessories for the body |
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armor, clothing, cosmetic, jewelry, razor |
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some activities of the body |
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digest, exercise, sweat |
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some conditions of the body |
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balance, health, illness, tension, unconsciousness |
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some descriptions of the body |
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short, strong, sturdy, tall, weak |
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some kinds of damage to the body |
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sore, wound |
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some movements of the body |
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bend, bow, creep, dance, jump, reach, shake, somersault, stroke |
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some parts of the body |
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abdomen, arm, back, bone, brain, breast, chest, finger, foot, gland, hair, hand, head, hips, joint, lap, leg, limb, muscle, neck, nerves, organ, shoulder, skeleton, skin, tissue, toe, trunk, waist |
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some positions of the body |
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attention, pose, posture |
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some representations of the body |
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doll, statue |
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some terms for the shape of the body |
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build, figure, form, frame |
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some things that affect the body |
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drug, exercise, food, gravity, medicine, mineral, nutrient, rest, sleep, vitamin, water |
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some things that are done to the body |
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checkup, surgery |
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some things that are produced by the body |
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cell, sweat, waste |
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some things the body is able to do |
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express, feel, gesture, move, sense |
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