Body
Definition of body:
part of speech: participle
Bodying.
part of speech: verb
To give form to: to embody :- pr. p. bodying; pa. p. bodied.
part of speech: verb
To furnish with a material form; to embody.
part of speech: participle
part of speech: noun
The form and substance of an animal living or dead; the trunk or main portion of an animal or tree; the main or principal part of anything; as, the body of a letter is the part that carries the message; a person; a number of individuals united by some common tie or distinct purpose; a mass; as, a body of troops; a material thing; a certain thickness or weight; as, china silk is a material of very little body.
part of speech: verb
part of speech: noun
The trunk of a man or animal; substance; a person; mass; a collection of individuals.
part of speech: noun
The whole frame of a man or lower animal: the main part of an animal, as distinguished from the limbs: the main part of anything: matter, as opposed to spirit: a mass: a person: a number of persons united by some common tie.
Usage examples for body:
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The poor body has nobody to do her duty by him!
"The Dew of Their Youth", S. R. Crockett. -
It must be right, though, if she says it; and sartain she's a sweet body I'll go my length for her any day.
"Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia", William Gilmore Simms. -
It must be so, the body cannot be here any longer.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers. -
I will leave the body
"Twenty-two Goblins", Unknown.