body
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈbɑdi/
:
cuerpo
- The farther away from that body I get, the happier I'll be.
- rigid body
- mass of a body
- weight of a body
Allow celestial bodies to set our sleep wake pattern.
- Allow celestial bodies to set our sleep wake pattern.
- You don't notice MOND near massive bodies because the acceleration is too high.
- We just looked at that one and no bodies are unextended.
Examples
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I actually use the energy in my body to fuel the thought.
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If we look at another one, some bodies have weight.
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So I define health today as our bodies working the way they should.
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We're real beings in real bodies, in real places.
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You feel things, you notice things, your body is activated and engaged.
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Just add water, drink and let your body soak up the benefits.
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Something large, like a body, brushed against her leg and was gone in the water.
Fiction book (1994) -
I collect all the insects I find on the surface of the body and in the immediate vicinity.
Fiction book (1996) -
Athletes, like ballet dancers, place an emphasis on lean body weight and experience intense performance expectations.
Academic text (1991) -
The human body is capable of amazing feats, such as running long distances without tiring.
Synonyms
739
1.0
A thing you can see and touch that is not alive
Idioms
- Offensive
1
9.9
To find a dead person, often during police work or as slang for killing someone
Compounds
52
2.7
The way a person moves their face, hands, and body to show feelings without words
- Specialized
31
4.1
Clothing made of strong material that protects the body from bullets and blows
17
3.4
A group of people or organization that manages and sets rules for an institution
- Formal
8
4.5
An official group of people who make and change laws for a country or state
- Specialized
7
2.8
A liquid from the body of people and animals, for example blood, saliva or urine
- Specialized
5
4.4
A natural object in space like a star or planet that you can see in the sky
- Specialized
4
3.2
A number that shows if a person's weight is healthy for their height
- NSFW
3
9.9
A person who steals dead bodies from graves to sell to medical schools for study
- Specialized
2
8.5
An object that absorbs all light and other kinds of radiation that hit it
1
3.1
A tight, stretchy piece of clothing that covers the torso and sometimes the arms and legs
- 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
- Jargon
1
9.0
A movement of your body after throwing or hitting a ball to change its direction
- 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
7.6
Light and heat given off by an object that absorbs all light, changing colour with temperature
1
5.0
The physical part of a person with skin, bones, and organs, not the mind or spirit
- Specialized
1
9.9
An object that emits less light and heat than a perfect emitter at the same temperature
- Specialized
1
8.2
A small gland in the brain that makes melatonin and helps control sleep and daily body rhythms
- Specialized
1
8.6
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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
In science a body means any solid thing with shape and mass, following the simple old idea of a body as a separate physical thing you can see and touch.