BODIES

The entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

Example: "He felt as if his whole body were on fire"

A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity

Example: "The whole body filed out of the auditorium"

A natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

Example: "They found the body in the lake"

An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects

Example: "Heavenly body"

The body excluding the head and neck and limbs

Example: "They moved their arms and legs and bodies"

A collection of particulars considered as a system

Example: "A body of law"

The property of holding together and retaining its shape

Example: "Wool has more body than rayon"

The central message of a communication

Example: "The body of the message was short"

The main mass of a thing

A resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)

The external structure of a vehicle

Example: "The body of the car was badly rusted"