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the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being);
"he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
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a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity;
"the whole body filed out of the auditorium"
"the student body"
"administrative body"
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a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person;
"they found the body in the lake"
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an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects;
"heavenly body"
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the body excluding the head and neck and limbs;
"they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
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a collection of particulars considered as a system;
"a body of law"
"a body of doctrine"
"a body of precedents"
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the property of holding together and retaining its shape;
"wool has more body than rayon"
"when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"
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the central message of a communication;
"the body of the message was short"
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the main mass of a thing
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a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
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the external structure of a vehicle;
"the body of the car was badly rusted"
