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body
Anoun
body
 the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
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consistency, consistence, body
 the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"
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body, organic structure, physical structure
 the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
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body, dead body
 body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"
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torso, trunk, body
 the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
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body
 the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short"
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body
 a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"
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body
 a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"
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body
 an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"
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Bverb
body, personify
 invest with or as with a body; give body to
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