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

Bodied.

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

To give form or body to.

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:

• 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.