bodies
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
An inflected form of body · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,342 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,396 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) also: organic structure he felt as if his whole body were on fire
- a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity the whole body filed out of the auditoriumthe student body
- a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person also: dead body they found the body in the lake
- an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects heavenly body
- the body excluding the head and neck and limbs also: torso, trunk they moved their arms and legs and bodies
- a collection of particulars considered as a system a body of lawa body of doctrine
bodies in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He also undid his own dress, and they studied each other's bodies, noting the differences.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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The same programme of hanging, then shooting bullets into the lifeless bodies was carried out to the letter.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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A yawning abyss, with certain and terrible death at the bottom, reeking with half-decayed bodies of horses and riders!
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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At some future day, perhaps, I may tell tales of some of the other bodies to which I have belonged.
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1
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They had all been sitting on the grass beside the buggy for a while, now, trying to rest their weary bodies.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1