body
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈbɑːdi/
- The builder focused on constructing the main body of the home first.
- body panels
- auto body
- body repair
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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
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5.0
The main outside body of a ship that does not include masts or engines
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6.8
The main body of a plane that holds the crew, passengers, or cargo
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5.0
The outer metal shell and panels of a car or the work of fixing them
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6.1
A hollow part of a musical instrument like a guitar or violin that makes the sound louder
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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3.1
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
1
8.7
A small insect that lives in clothing, bites people, and can spread disease
- Specialized
1
4.0
The way the parts of a living body are arranged to give it shape and help it move
- Specialized
1
7.6
Light and heat given off by an object that absorbs all light, changing colour with temperature
- Specialized
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9.9
An object that emits less light and heat than a perfect emitter at the same temperature
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5.0
The physical part of a person with skin, bones, and organs, not the mind or spirit
- NSFW
1
6.8
A tight one-piece underwear that covers the torso and sometimes arms and legs
- Specialized
1
4.4
The temperature you measure right after waking and before you move or eat
- Specialized
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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
1
3.9
A large passenger plane with two aisles that carries many people
- Specialized
1
9.1
A medical machine with a chamber that surrounds the body to measure lung size and how well you breathe
- Specialized
1
8.6
A clear jelly that fills the space between the lens and the back of the eye
- Specialized
1
8.5
A muscle disease that slowly makes arm and thigh muscles weak in older adults
- Jargon
1
8.9
A difficulty when two partners both need jobs in the same place, making moving hard
- Specialized
1
5.8
An airplane with one aisle that airlines often use on short or domestic flights
- Specialized
1
9.2
A physics question about how two objects move when they pull on each other, for example by gravity
- Specialized
1
9.9
A very small cell with little liquid that forms when an egg divides and that the body usually discards
- Specialized
1
7.2
A small group of cells near the split of the neck artery that senses blood oxygen and helps control breathing
- Specialized
1
5.8
A small oval gland at the base of the brain that controls other glands
- Specialized
1
9.9
A small oval group of nerve cells under the thalamus that send signals from the senses to the brain's cortex
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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.