Body definition

Body as a noun

1. the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

   "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"

   Same sense: organic structure

2. 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. a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

   "they found the body in the lake"

   Same sense: dead body

4. an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects

   "heavenly body"

5. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

   Same sense: trunk, torso

6. a collection of particulars considered as a system

   "a body of law"

7. the property of holding together and retaining its shape

   "wool has more body than rayon"

   Same sense: substance, consistency, consistence

8. the central message of a communication

   "the body of the message was short"

9. the main mass of a thing

10. a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)

    Same sense: soundbox

11. the external structure of a vehicle

    "the body of the car was badly rusted"

Body as a verb

12. invest with or as with a body; give body to

    Same sense: personify

Synonyms and antonyms

• organic structure
• dead body
• trunk
• torso
• substance
• consistency
• consistence
• soundbox
• personify

All synonyms of body, sense by sense

How to say body

Body has 2 syllables and rhymes with everybody. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with body

• everybody
• somebody
• antibody
• embody
• shoddy
• waddy
• disembody
• waddie

BODY in word games

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

10

Anagrams

1

Is BODY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check BODY in the word checker, or unscramble BODY to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.