body
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- noun
- /ˈbɑdi/
- I truly believe that the mind, body and spirit are one.
- body weight
- body mass
- body mass index
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Watch on YouTubeAnd 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
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5.4
The whole physical body of a living thing like a person or plant
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
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9.9
To find a dead person, often during police work or as slang for killing someone
Compounds
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2.7
The way a person moves their face, hands, and body to show feelings without words
- Specialized
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4.1
Clothing made of strong material that protects the body from bullets and blows
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3.4
A group of people or organization that manages and sets rules for an institution
- NSFW
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9.9
A person who steals dead bodies from graves to sell to medical schools for study
- Specialized
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2.8
A liquid from the body of people and animals, for example blood, saliva or urine
- Formal
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4.5
An official group of people who make and change laws for a country or state
- Specialized
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3.2
A number that shows if a person's weight is healthy for their height
- Specialized
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4.4
A natural object in space like a star or planet that you can see in the sky
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A tight, stretchy piece of clothing that covers the torso and sometimes the arms and legs
- Specialized
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8.5
An object that absorbs all light and other kinds of radiation that hit it
- Specialized
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A small insect that lives in clothing, bites people, and can spread disease
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The way the parts of a living body are arranged to give it shape and help it move
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Light and heat given off by an object that absorbs all light, changing colour with temperature
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An object that emits less light and heat than a perfect emitter at the same temperature
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The physical part of a person with skin, bones, and organs, not the mind or spirit
- NSFW
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6.8
A tight one-piece underwear that covers the torso and sometimes arms and legs
- Specialized
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4.4
The temperature you measure right after waking and before you move or eat
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8.1
Small area in a cell near the nucleus that holds centrioles and arranges tiny tubes
- Jargon
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9.0
A movement of your body after throwing or hitting a ball to change its direction
- Specialized
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8.2
A small gland in the brain that makes melatonin and helps control sleep and daily body rhythms
- Specialized
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3.9
A large passenger plane with two aisles that carries many people
- Specialized
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9.1
A medical machine with a chamber that surrounds the body to measure lung size and how well you breathe
- Specialized
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8.6
A clear jelly that fills the space between the lens and the back of the eye
- Specialized
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8.5
A muscle disease that slowly makes arm and thigh muscles weak in older adults
- Jargon
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8.9
A difficulty when two partners both need jobs in the same place, making moving hard
- Specialized
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5.8
An airplane with one aisle that airlines often use on short or domestic flights
- Specialized
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9.2
A physics question about how two objects move when they pull on each other, for example by gravity
- Specialized
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9.9
A very small cell with little liquid that forms when an egg divides and that the body usually discards
- Specialized
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A small group of cells near the split of the neck artery that senses blood oxygen and helps control breathing
- Specialized
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5.8
A small oval gland at the base of the brain that controls other glands
- Specialized
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9.9
A small oval group of nerve cells under the thalamus that send signals from the senses to the brain's cortex
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.