- 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 - torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"