body

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Body

body is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

boat - body - book

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈbɒdi/, SAMPA: /"bQdi/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈbɑdi/, SAMPA: /"bAdi/

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• Hyphenation: bod‧y

Noun

Singular body

Plural bodies

1. (countable) A body is the main part of a person, animal, physical object, or organisation.

   After falling out of the tree, his arm was broken and his body hurt all over.

   The governing body of the UN meets in Geneva.

2. (countable) A body is a dead person or animal.
   • Synonym: corpse

   The police found her body after she had been missing for three days.

3. (countable) A body is a group of people.

   The senate is an important legislative body in the United States.

4. (countable) A body of something is a lot on it together in one place.

   Lake Michigan is a large body of water.

5. (physics) A body is a thing that all moves together.

   The moon is a body in orbit around Earth.

Synonyms

• group
• area
• party
• object

Parts of the body (edit)
head	ears - eyes - eyebrow - nose - mouth - lips - tongue - tooth (pl. teeth) - cheeks - chin
torso	neck - throat - shoulders - chest - breasts - ribs - abdomen - pelvis - back
internal organs	heart - lungs - liver - stomach - kidneys - intestines - bladder - ovaries - uterus/womb
extremities	arms - hands - fingers - legs - feet - toes
sex organs	penis - vagina - testicle - ovary - vulva