body
body is a 4-letter English word with 26 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.
- noun. The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.
- noun. The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow.
- noun. A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody.
- noun. A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation; as, a legislative body; a clerical body.
- noun. A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of laws or of divinity.
- noun. Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aeriform body.
- noun. Amount; quantity; extent.
- noun. That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.
- noun. The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.
- noun. The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body.
- noun. A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.
- noun. Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body.
- transitive verb. To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody.
- noun. the external structure of a vehicle
"the body of the car was badly rusted"
- noun. a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
- noun. the property of holding together and retaining its shape
"wool has more body than rayon"
"when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"
- noun. the main mass of a thing
- noun. the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
"he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
- noun. a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
"they found the body in the lake"
- noun. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
"they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
- noun. the central message of a communication
"the body of the message was short"
- noun. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
"the whole body filed out of the auditorium"
"the student body"
- noun. a collection of particulars considered as a system
"a body of law"
"a body of doctrine"
- noun. an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
"heavenly body"
- verb. invest with or as with a body; give body to
Synonyms
soundbox, consistence, consistency, eubstance, torso, trunk, personify
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in body:
Common word forms
bodied, bodier, bodies, bodily, bodying, bodyless
Words from these letters
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