Definition of body:

• A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody.
• A person. Used of a natural body, or of an artificial one created by law, as a Corporation. Also the main part of any instrument; in deeds it is spoken of as distinguished from the recitals and other introductory parts and signatures; in affidavits, from the title and jurat The main part of the human body; the trunk. Sanchez v. People, 22 N. Y. 140; State v. Edmundson, 04 Mo. 402; Walker v. State, 34 Fla. 107, 10 South. 80, 43 Am. St Hep. 186.
• To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody.
• To furnish with a material form; to embody.
• To give form to: to embody :- pr. p. bodying; pa. p. bodied.
• To give form or body to.
• To embody; represent.
• To produce in some form.
• Bodying.
• the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; " they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
• the central message of a communication; " the body of the message was short"
• a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; " the whole body filed out of the auditorium"
• a collection of particulars considered as a system; " a body of law"; " a body of doctrine"; " a body of precedents"
• an individual 3- dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; " heavenly body"
• The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.
• The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.
• The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow.
• A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation; as, a legislative body; a clerical body.
• A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of laws or of divinity.
• Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aeriform body.
• Amount; quantity; extent.
• That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.
• The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.
• The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank ( by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body.
• A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.
• Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body.
• The central, longitudinal framework of a flying machine, to which are attached the planes or aerocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc.
• A person; a human being; - frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody.
• The form and substance of an animal living or dead; the trunk or main portion of an animal or tree; the main or principal part of anything; as, the body of a letter is the part that carries the message; a person; a number of individuals united by some common tie or distinct purpose; a mass; as, a body of troops; a material thing; a certain thickness or weight; as, china silk is a material of very little body.
• Corpus, soma. 1. The trunk as distinguished from the head and extremities. 2. The material part of man, as distinguished from the mind. 3. The principal mass of any structure. 4. A thing, a substance. 5. In dentistry the inner portion of an artificial tooth beneath the vitreous surface. ( For terms not found here, see the qualifying word or under corpus.).
• Entire animal organism; a corpse.
• The whole frame of a man or lower animal: the main part of an animal, as distinguished from the limbs: the main part of anything: matter, as opposed to spirit: a mass: a person: a number of persons united by some common tie.
• The trunk of a man or animal; substance; a person; mass; a collection of individuals.
• The entire physical part of a man or other animal; also, the trunk, exclusive of the limbs; the principal part of anything.
• A person.
• A solid.
• A collection of persons or things, as one whole.
• The organized material of an animal; the trunk of an animal; a solid substance; matter, as opposed to spirit; a person; a collective mass or collection; a number of individuals united for a purpose; a corporation; the main part; strength or substance; a solid.
• The frame of an animal; a mass of living or dead matter; an individual or single person, as no body; a substance, as opposed to spirit; a collection of individuals; quality of a material.
• Bodied.

Usage examples for body

1. I am strong enough in mind and body!  Her Mother's Secret by Emma D. E. N. Southworth

2. Every body was dead and gone.  Put Yourself in His Place by Charles Reade

3. It's nice to have a body know all about it.  Half a Dozen Girls by Anna Chapin Ray

4. As for my body, such as it is, it is my own.  A Maid of Many Moods by Virna Sheard