body
- noun
- /ˈbɑːdi/
- The builder focused on constructing the main body of the home first.
- body panels
- auto body
- body repair
The car is wide and low and so body roll is very controlled.
- The car is wide and low and so body roll is very controlled.
- The trailing edge of the body leads to the touch of fire.
Examples
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Each guitar has a unique body shape that affects its sound quality.
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Yet, forcing that shape upon a functional car body posed a bit of a problem.
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I now have a considerable upper body, though I don't especially want one.
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Reading fitness magazines may be a reaction to body dissatisfaction with hopes of achieving an ideal body.
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Lift kits raised the truck bodies, and larger shock absorbers were installed.
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On traditional wooden flutes, the bird is usually secured to the flute body with a leather cord.
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Opioids work by mimicking the body's natural pain-relieving chemicals, but they are more powerful and longer lasting.
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The car's sleek design features a body made of lightweight aluminum.
Synonyms
The main outside body of a ship that does not include masts or engines
The main body of a plane that holds the crew, passengers, or cargo
The outer metal shell and panels of a car or the work of fixing them
A hollow part of a musical instrument like a guitar or violin that makes the sound louder
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 Central
Surface Forms
Etymology
Body originally meant the main or 'central' part of something, so it fits the idea of the main part of a car or instrument separate from its attachments.