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, esp. 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, esp. 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.

to invest with or as with a body.

to represent in bodily form (usually fol. by forth ).

of or pertaining to the body; bodily.

of or pertaining to the main reading matter of a book, article, etc., as opposed to headings, illustrations, or the like. ?

in a body

as a group; together; collectively

We left the party in a body.

keep body and soul together

to support oneself; maintain life

Few writers can make enough to keep body and soul together without another occupation.

verb

body