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body

noun
  1. the external structure of a vehicle
    “the body of the car was badly rusted”
  2. a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
    soundbox
  3. the property of holding together and retaining its shape
    “wool has more body than rayon”
    consistencyconsistenceeubstance
  4. the main mass of a thing
  5. the entire structure of an organism
    “I felt as if my whole body was on fire.”
    organic structurephysical structure
  6. a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
    “they found the body in the lake”
    dead body
  7. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
    trunk
  8. the central message of a communication
    “the body of the message was short”
  9. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
    “the whole body filed out of the auditorium”
  10. a collection of particulars considered as a system
    “a body of law”
  11. an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
    “heavenly body”