body
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈbɒdi/, SAMPA: /"bQdi/
- (US) IPA (key): /ˈbɑdi/, SAMPA: /"bAdi/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: bod‧y
Noun
[change]- (countable) A body is the main part of a person, animal, physical object, or organisation.
- After falling out of the tree, his arm was broken and his body hurt all over.
- The governing body of the UN meets in Geneva.
- (countable) A body is a dead person or animal.
- Synonym: corpse
- The police found her body after she had been missing for three days.
- (countable) A body is a group of people.
- The senate is an important legislative body in the United States.
- (countable) A body of something is a lot on it together in one place.
- Lake Michigan is a large body of water.
- (physics) A body is a thing that all moves together.
- The moon is a body in orbit around Earth.
Synonyms
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Parts of the body (edit) | |
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head | ears - eyes - eyebrow - nose - mouth - lips - tongue - tooth (pl. teeth) - cheeks - chin |
torso | neck - throat - shoulders - chest - breasts - ribs - abdomen - pelvis - back |
internal organs | heart - lungs - liver - stomach - kidneys - intestines - bladder - ovaries - uterus/womb |
extremities | arms - hands - fingers - legs - feet - toes |
sex organs | penis - vagina - testicle - ovary - vulva |