body
- noun
- /ˈbɑdi/
- I truly believe that the mind, body and spirit are one.
- body weight
- body mass
- body mass index
And when we're pregnant, our bodies need more sodium.
- And when we're pregnant, our bodies need more sodium.
- What is the the body's reaction to fear?
- That does have an impact on your body to a small degree.
- So, yeah, so teaching the body how to burn fat for fuel.
- But just your thoughts caused your body to react.
- Most of us do not think of our body as a temple, right?
- But it's like you didn't know your body can exert that much force.
- So why and how does your body produce a fever?
- Thank you for being there for me body since conception.
- Because what's in the body so within, so without.
- To dedicate every breath in your body to achieve.
Examples
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After the exercise class, I felt every muscle in my body aching.
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But just your thoughts caused your body to react.
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You just know it because the body knows first.
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I need some food in my body immediately.
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That does have an impact on your body to a small degree.
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At the end of the 8 weeks, the group's mean body weight loss was about 4%.
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I feel no movement in my body.
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What are the key things to know about how our body manages weight?
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As a result, internal conditions of the body balance with external conditions of the surrounding environment.
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They say the fake stuff has chemicals in it, and I'm not putting that in my body.
Synonyms
The whole physical body of a living thing like a person or plant
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
To find a dead person, often during police work or as slang for killing someone
Compounds
The way a person moves their face, hands, and body to show feelings without words
- Specialized
Clothing made of strong material that protects the body from bullets and blows
A group of people or organization that manages and sets rules for an institution
- Formal
An official group of people who make and change laws for a country or state
- Specialized
A liquid from the body of people and animals, for example blood, saliva or urine
- Specialized
A natural object in space like a star or planet that you can see in the sky
- Specialized
A number that shows if a person's weight is healthy for their height
- NSFW
A person who steals dead bodies from graves to sell to medical schools for study
- Specialized
An object that absorbs all light and other kinds of radiation that hit it
A tight, stretchy piece of clothing that covers the torso and sometimes the arms and legs
- NSFW
A tight one-piece underwear that covers the torso and sometimes arms and legs
- Specialized
The temperature you measure right after waking and before you move or eat
- Jargon
A movement of your body after throwing or hitting a ball to change its direction
- Specialized
A medical machine with a chamber that surrounds the body to measure lung size and how well you breathe
- Specialized
Light and heat given off by an object that absorbs all light, changing colour with temperature
The physical part of a person with skin, bones, and organs, not the mind or spirit
- Specialized
An object that emits less light and heat than a perfect emitter at the same temperature
- Specialized
A small gland in the brain that makes melatonin and helps control sleep and daily body rhythms
- Specialized
A clear jelly that fills the space between the lens and the back of the eye
- Specialized
A natural way for a woman to find her fertile days by taking her temperature every morning
- Specialized
A natural way to avoid pregnancy by checking a woman's daily morning temperature to find days she can get pregnant
- Specialized
A small insect that lives in clothing, bites people, and can spread disease
- Specialized
The way the parts of a living body are arranged to give it shape and help it move
- Specialized
A small abnormal structure inside certain white blood cells seen in some cancers
- Specialized
A small group of cells near the split of the neck artery that senses blood oxygen and helps control breathing
- Specialized
Small area in a cell near the nucleus that holds centrioles and arranges tiny tubes
- Specialized
Part of the eye behind the iris that changes the lens shape and makes the clear fluid inside the eye
- Archaic
Small chemicals made when the body breaks down fat for energy, often seen in blood or urine during diabetes
- Specialized
A sudden infection by the herpes virus that damages the front and side parts of the brain
- Specialized
A brain part that sends signals from the eyes to the back of the brain for vision
How Whole
Surface Forms
Etymology
Body comes from an old English word bodig that meant the 'trunk' or main part of a living thing, so it naturally names the physical structure of a person, animal, or plant.