body

🇺🇸 /ˈbɑːdi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbɒdi/
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noun
A1

the whole physical structure of a person or animal

Your body needs food and water to stay healthy.

A1

the main part of a body without the head, arms, and legs

He hurt his head and body in the fall.

A1

a dead person or animal

They found the body in the river.

R

the main part of something, like a building or book

The body of the car was damaged in the crash.

B2

a group of people who work together

The student body voted for the new rules.

R

a large amount of something

There is a large body of evidence to support this.

R

an object

The doctor removed a foreign body from the wound.

R

the strong taste of drinks or thickness of hair

This shampoo gives your hair more body.

R

having a certain type of body

Soft-bodied animals are easy to hurt.

R

a tight piece of clothing for the upper body

She wore a body under her dress.

translation

n. the whole physical structure of a person or animal; the main part of a body without the head, arms, and legs; a dead person or animal; the main part of something, like a building or book; a group of people who work together; a large amount of something; an object; the strong taste of drinks or thickness of hair; having a certain type of body; a tight piece of clothing for the upper body

Word Forms

Plural bodies