Body

The property of holding together and retaining its shape

A resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)

Invest with or as with a body; give body to

The entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

The body excluding the head and neck and limbs

A natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

Synonyms

Dead body

Examples

They found the body in the lake

A collection of particulars considered as a system

Type of

Scheme

System

Examples

A body of law

A body of doctrine

A body of precedents

A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity

An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects

The central message of a communication

Examples

The body of the message was short

The external structure of a vehicle

Examples

The body of the car was badly rusted

The main mass of a thing

Type of

Mass