body
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
How often you will meet it
Rank 419 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 47,937 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.023% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
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
body 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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The girl crossed her heart and body swiftly.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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The harmony of soul and body—how much that is!
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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During the slave regime, the Southern white man owned the Negro body and soul.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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The body is scrupulously cared for and the mind is left to care for itself!
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Not yet had the body of the young superintendent been found; yet one might not hope because of that.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1