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Meaning of body

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  body
      n 1: the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or
           human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
           [syn: {body}, {organic structure}, {physical structure}]
      2: 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"; "administrative
         body"
      3: a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they
         found the body in the lake" [syn: {body}, {dead body}]
      4: an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is
         distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"
      5: the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved
         their arms and legs and bodies" [syn: {torso}, {trunk},
         {body}]
      6: a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body
         of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"
      7: 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" [syn: {consistency},
         {consistence}, {eubstance}, {body}]
      8: the central message of a communication; "the body of the
         message was short"
      9: the main mass of a thing
      10: a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of
          a violin) [syn: {soundbox}, {body}]
      11: the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car
          was badly rusted"
      v 1: invest with or as with a body; give body to [syn: {body},
           {personify}]

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