Body
The property of holding together and retaining its shape
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Examples
Wool has more body than rayon
A resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
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The entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
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Derivation
Examples
He felt as if his whole body were on fire
The body excluding the head and neck and limbs
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A natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
A collection of particulars considered as a system
A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
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Examples
The whole body filed out of the auditorium
The student body
Administrative body
An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
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Examples
Heavenly body
The central message of a communication
The external structure of a vehicle
Examples
The body of the car was badly rusted
The main mass of a thing