Dictionary entry details
• BODY (noun)
Meaning:
The entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
physical structure; organic structure; body
Context example:
he felt as if his whole body were on fire
Hypernyms ("body" is a kind of...):
natural object (an object occurring naturally; not made by man)
Meronyms (parts of "body"):
vascular system (the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant)
cardiovascular system; circulatory system (the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body)
caput; head (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains)
cervix; neck (the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body)
body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)
leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)
arm (a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb)
crotch; fork (the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk)
pressure point (any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point)
sensory system (the body's system of sense organs)
respiratory system; systema respiratorium (the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing)
nervous system; systema nervosum (the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells)
lymphatic system; systema lymphaticum (the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body)
body substance (the substance of the body)
articulatory system (the system of joints in the body)
bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
digestive system; gastrointestinal system; systema alimentarium; systema digestorium (the system that makes food absorbable into the body)
endocrine system (the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity)
musculoskeletal system (the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form)
Domain category:
homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "body"):
live body (the body of a living animal or person)
anatomy; bod; build; chassis; figure; flesh; form; frame; human body; material body; physical body; physique; shape; soma (alternative names for the body of a human being)
life form (the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism)
Meaning:
A natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
dead body; body
Context example:
they found the body in the lake
Hypernyms ("body" is a kind of...):
natural object (an object occurring naturally; not made by man)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "body"):
mummy (a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt))
cadaver; clay; corpse; remains; stiff (the dead body of a human being)
roadkill (the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle)
carrion (the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food)
carcase; carcass (the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food)
Meaning:
A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
the whole body filed out of the auditorium
Hypernyms ("body" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "body"):
opposition (a body of people united in opposing something)
occupational group; vocation (a body of people doing the same kind of work)
membership; rank (the body of members of an organization or group)
militia (the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service)
leaders; leadership (the body of people who lead a group)
immigration (the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval)
inspectorate (a body of inspectors)
jury (a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law)
panel (a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc)
panel; venire ((law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen))
enrollment; registration (the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time)
vote (a body of voters who have the same interests)
diaspora (the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel)
ulama; ulema (the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community)
colony; settlement (a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government)
representation (a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency)
public (a body of people sharing some common interest)
sector (a body of people who form part of society or economy)
Christendom; Christianity (the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia))
church (the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church)
College of Cardinals; Sacred College ((Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes)
administration; brass; establishment; governance; governing body; organisation; organization (the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something)
corps (a body of people associated together)
constituency (the body of voters who elect a representative for their area)
faculty; staff (the body of teachers and administrators at a school)
university (the body of faculty and students at a university)
college (the body of faculty and students of a college)
school (a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers)
electoral college (the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president)
Meaning:
The body excluding the head and neck and limbs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
torso; trunk; body
Context example:
they moved their arms and legs and bodies
Hypernyms ("body" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Meronyms (parts of "body"):
loins (the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen)
buttock; cheek (either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump)
arse; ass; backside; behind; bottom; bum; buns; butt; buttocks; can; derriere; fanny; fundament; hind end; hindquarters; keister; nates; posterior; prat; rear; rear end; rump; seat; stern; tail; tail end; tooshie; tush (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on)
back; dorsum (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine)
abdomen; belly; stomach; venter (the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis)
haunch (the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings)
hip (either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh)
love handle; spare tire (excess fat around the waistline)
belly; paunch (a protruding abdomen)
waist; waistline (the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips)
diaphragm; midriff ((anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration)
shoulder (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm)
articulatio humeri; shoulder; shoulder joint (a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula)
serratus; serratus muscles (any of several muscles of the trunk)
side (either the left or right half of a body)
chest; pectus; thorax (the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates)
middle; midriff; midsection (the middle area of the human torso (usually in front))
Holonyms ("body" is a part of...):
body; organic structure; physical structure (the entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being))
Meaning:
An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context example:
heavenly body
Hypernyms ("body" is a kind of...):
natural object (an object occurring naturally; not made by man)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "body"):
chromosome (a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order)
cellular inclusion; inclusion; inclusion body (any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases))
mass (a body of matter without definite shape)
particle; subatomic particle (a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions)
Meaning:
A collection of particulars considered as a system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context examples:
a body of law / a body of doctrine / a body of precedents
Hypernyms ("body" is a kind of...):
scheme; system (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole)
Meaning:
The external structure of a vehicle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the body of the car was badly rusted
Hypernyms ("body" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "body"):
bodywork (the exterior body of a motor vehicle)
fuselage (the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo))
Meaning:
The property of holding together and retaining its shape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
consistency; consistence; body
Context example:
when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
Hypernyms ("body" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Attribute:
thick (relatively dense in consistency)
thin (relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "body"):
solidity; solidness (the consistency of a solid)
porosity; porousness (the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids)
unbreakableness (a consistency of something that does not break under pressure)
breakableness (the consistency of something that breaks under pressure)
softness (the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded)
hardness (the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale)
thinness (a consistency of low viscosity)
thickness (resistance to flow)
viscosity; viscousness (resistance of a liquid to sheer forces (and hence to flow))
gaseousness (having the consistency of a gas)
Meaning:
The central message of a communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
the body of the message was short
Hypernyms ("body" is a kind of...):
content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
Holonyms ("body" is a part of...):
narration; recital; yarn (the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events)
address; speech (the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience)
• BODY (verb)
Meaning:
Invest with or as with a body; give body to
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
body; personify
Hypernyms (to "body" is one way to...):
be; embody; personify (represent, as of a character on stage)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
