bodies
机构
Related Words
Definitions
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plural bod·ies.
- : the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
- : a corpse; carcass.
- : the trunk or main mass of a thing: the body of a tree.
- : Anatomy, Zoology. the physical structure of a human being or animal, not including the head, limbs, and tail; trunk; torso.
- : Architecture. the principal mass of a building.
- : the section of a vehicle, usually in the shape of a box, cylindrical container, or platform, in or on which passengers or the load is carried.
- : Nautical. the hull of a ship.
- : Aeronautics. the fuselage of a plane.
- : Printing. the shank of a type, supporting the face.
- : Geometry. a figure having the three dimensions of length, breadth, and thickness; a solid.
- : Physics. a mass, especially one considered as a whole.
- : the major portion of an army, population, etc.: The body of the American people favors the president's policy.
- : the principal part of a speech or document, minus introduction, conclusion, indexes, etc.
- : a person: She's a quiet sort of body.
- : Law. the physical person of an individual.
- : a collective group: student body; corporate body.
- : Astronomy. an object in space, as a planet or star.
- : a separate physical mass or quantity, especially as distinguished from other masses or quantities.
- : consistency or density; richness; substance: This wine has good body.Wool has more body than rayon.
- : the part of a dress that covers the trunk or the part of the trunk above the waist.
- : Ceramics. the basic material of which a ceramic article is made.
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bod·ied, bod·y·ing.
- : to invest with or as with a body.
- : to represent in bodily form.
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- : of or relating to the body; bodily.
- : of or relating to the main reading matter of a book, article, etc., as opposed to headings, illustrations, or the like.
Phrases
- body blow
- body English
- keep body and soul together
- over my dead body
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The refined sugars in rice cakes are also digested quickly in your body, potentially leaving you hungry sooner.
Jiménez said she had to identify her sister’s “decomposed body” twice “just so they would release the body to me.”
It helps that 4G data penetration in North Africa and the Middle East is 62 percent, compared with just 34 percent in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the GSM Association, an industry body that represents mobile network operators globally.
When rain hits the charred remnants, it can transport those harmful materials into rivers, streams, and water bodies.
The meadow is part of our body, folded outward, ready to be strolled through.
He observes the bodies floating away on the river, pulling on his cigarette with a sneer.
Their bodies were later found incinerated and buried in mass graves outside of town.
Within hours, the Indonesian navy said dozens of bodies were being seen.
Hundreds of cops saluting as the bodies were rolled out with a full escort by highway patrol.
These women interred the bodies of saints on their own properties and occasionally managed to influence papal politics.
Indeed, a score of bodies lying there had not been seen by Malcolm during his first frenzied examination of the house.
The amount of the other purin bodies together is about one-tenth that of uric acid.
They carried the two bodies together on some litters, and buried them both in the same grave.
The dead bodies of the two men were guarded until next day, for justice to do its duty.
Then the two bodies of the men were buried, carrying them together from the street to the grave.