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Noun body has 9 senses

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"
--₁ is a kind of natural object
--₁ has parts: --₁ has particulars:

life form; human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh; live body

body, dead body - body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"
--₂ is a kind of natural object
--₂ has particulars:
carcase, carcass; carrion; cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains; mummy

Derived form: verb body₁

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"
--₃ is a kind of gathering, assemblage
--₃ has particulars:

torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
--₄ is a kind of body part
--₄ is a part of body, organic structure, physical structure
--₄ has parts:

diaphragm, midriff; shoulder; shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri; serratus, serratus muscles; side; thorax, chest, pectus; middle, midriff, midsection; waist, waistline; belly, paunch; spare tire, love handle; hip; haunch; abdomen, venter, stomach, belly; back, dorsum; buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass; buttock, cheek; loins

body - an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"
--₅ is a kind of natural object
--₅ has particulars:
chromosome; inclusion body, cellular inclusion, inclusion; mass; particle
body - a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"
--₆ is a kind of system, scheme
body - the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
--₇ is a kind of structure, construction
--₇ has particulars: bodywork; fuselage
consistency, consistence, body - the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"
--₈ is a kind of property
--₈ has particulars:
gaseousness; viscosity, viscousness; thickness; thinness; hardness; softness; breakableness; unbreakableness; porosity, porousness; solidity, solidness
body - the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short"
--₉ is a kind of message, content, subject matter, substance
--₉ is a part of narration, recital, yarn; address, speech

Verb body has 1 sense

body, personify - invest with or as with a body; give body to
--₁ is one way to embody, be, personify

Derived form: noun body₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something