body

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. The entire material or physical structure of an organism, especially of a human or animal.
2. n. The physical part of a person.
3. n. A corpse or carcass.
4. n. The trunk or torso of a human or animal.
5. n. The part of a garment covering the torso.
6. n. A human; a person.
7. n. A group of individuals regarded as an entity; a corporation.
8. n. A number of persons, concepts, or things regarded as a group: We walked out in a body.
9. n. The main or central part, as:
10. n. Anatomy The largest or principal part of an organ; corpus.
11. n. The nave of a church.
12. n. The content of a book or document exclusive of prefatory matter, codicils, indexes, or appendixes.
13. n. The passenger- and cargo-carrying part of an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle.
14. n. Music The sound box of an instrument.
15. n. A mass of matter that is distinct from other masses: a body of water; a celestial body.
16. n. A collection or quantity, as of material or information: the body of evidence.
17. n. Consistency of substance, as in paint, textiles, or wine: a sauce with body.
18. n. Printing The part of a block of type underlying the impression surface.
19. v. To furnish with a body.
20. v. To give shape to. Usually used with forth: "Imagination bodies forth the forms of things unknown” ( Shakespeare).

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. The physical structure of an animal; the material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, in distinction from the soul, spirit, or vital principle.
2. n. The main portion of an animal, tree, etc.; the trunk, as distinct from the head and limbs or branches; in ichthyology, often used for the whole fish exclusive of the fins.
3. n. The part of a dress which covers the body, as distinct from the parts which cover the arms or extremities; in female dress, a bodice; a waist.
4. n. The main, central, or principal part of anything, as of an army, country, building, etc., as distinguished from subordinate or less important parts.
5. n. Specifically— In a blast-furnace, the core or main portion between the top, or opening at the throat, and the boshes.
6. n. In music: The whole of the hollow part of a string-instrument, designed to increase its resonance.
7. n. All that part of a wind-instrument that remains after removing its appendages, mouthpiece, crooks, and bell.
8. n. The higher resonant part of an organ-pipe, above the reed or the mouth, which causes the air to vibrate.
9. n. The shank of a type, as determining its size: as, minion on nonpareil body.
10. n. The main part of a tool; the main part of a blade, as of a sword, as distinguished from the heel and point, etc.
11. n. That part of a wagon, railroad-car, etc., which contains the load.
12. n. The main portion; the bulk of anything; the larger part; the majority: as, the body of the people are opposed to the measure.
13. n. The person; an individual as recognized by law: as, body execution; held in body and goods.
14. n. A person; a human being: now generally combined with any, every, some, or no: as, somebody, nobody.
15. n. A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually associated for a common purpose, joined in a certain cause, or united by some common tie or occupation; an incorporated or other aggregate: as, a legislative body; the body of the clergy; a body corporate.
16. n. A material thing; anything having inertia. See matter.
17. n. In geometry, any solid having the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness.
18. n. A united mass; a number of things or particulars taken together; a general collection; a code; a system: as, a body of laws.
19. n. A certain consistency or density; substance; strength, as opposed to thinness, weakness, transparency, or flimsiness: as, wine, paper, etc., of good body. As applied to paints, body denotes opacity or density, as opposed to transparency.
20. n. In music, the resonance of a tone, whether instrumental or vocal.
21. n. The space inclosed within the interior works of a fortification.
22. To provide with a body; embody.
23. To form into a body or company.
24. To represent in bodily form; exhibit in tangible form or outward reality: with forth.
25. n. All the strapping of a harness back of the collar; specifically, that part of the breeching and other straps which bears against the horse.
26. n. In ceramics, the substance or base of pottery and porcelain. See frit body, kaolinic body.
27. n. An ore body, or pocket of mineral deposit.
28. n. The thickness of a lubricating oil or other liquid: also the measure of that thickness expressed in the number of seconds in which a given quantity of the oil at a given temperature flows through a given aperture.

Wiktionary

1. n. Physical frame.
2. n. The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. [from 9th c.]
3. n. I saw them walking from a distance, their bodies strangely angular in the dawn light.
4. n. The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul. [from 13th c.]
5. n. The body is driven by desires, but the soul is at peace.
6. n. A corpse. [from 13th c.]
7. n. Her body was found at four o'clock, just two hours after the murder.
8. n. This template needs documentation and categorisation. Please create the documentation page.A person. [from 13th c.]
9. n. 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 463:
10. n. Indeed, if it belonged to a poor body, it would be another thing; but so great a lady, to be sure, can never want it [...]
11. n. Main section.
12. n. The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail). [from 9th c.]
13. n. The boxer took a blow to the body.
14. n. The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories. [from 11th c.]
15. n. The bumpers and front tyres were ruined, but the body of the car was in remarkable shape.
16. n. The section of a dress extending from the neck to the waist, excluding the arms. [from 16th c.]
17. n. Penny was in the scullery, pressing the body of her new dress.
18. n. A bodysuit. [from 19th c.]
19. n. The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters. [from 20th c.]
20. n. Coherent group.
21. n. A group of men or people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass. [from 16th c.]
22. n. I was escorted from the building by a body of armed security guards.
23. n. An organisation, company or other authoritative group. [from 17th c.]
24. n. The local train operating company is the managing body for this section of track.
25. n. A unified collection of details, knowledge or information. [from 17th c.]
26. n. We have now amassed a body of evidence which points to one conclusion.
27. n. Material entity.
28. n. Any physical object or material thing. [from 14th c.]
29. n. All bodies are held together by internal forces.
30. n. Substance; physical presence. [from 17th c.]
31. n. We have given body to what was just a vague idea.
32. n. 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
33. n. The voice had an extraordinary sadness. Pure from all body, pure from all passion, going out into the world, solitary, unanswered, breaking against rocks—so it sounded.
34. n. Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.). [from 17th c.]
35. n. The red wine, sadly, lacked body.
36. v. To give body or shape to something.
37. v. To construct the bodywork of a car.
38. v. To embody.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.
2. n. The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.
3. n. The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow.
4. n. A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition.
5. n. A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation.
6. n. A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a general collection.
7. n. Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others.
8. n. Amount; quantity; extent.
9. n. That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.
10. n. The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed.
11. n. The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).
12. n. A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.
13. n. Consistency; thickness; substance; strength.
14. n. The central, longitudinal framework of a flying machine, to which are attached the planes or aërocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc. Also called fuselage.
15. v. To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. the external structure of a vehicle
2. n. the main mass of a thing
3. n. a collection of particulars considered as a system
4. n. the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
5. n. the central message of a communication
6. n. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
7. n. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
8. n. a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
9. n. a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
10. n. the property of holding together and retaining its shape
11. v. invest with or as with a body; give body to
12. n. an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects