Quick definitions from WordNet (body)

▸ noun:  the external structure of a vehicle ("The body of the car was badly rusted")
▸ noun:  the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being) ("He felt as if his whole body were on fire")
▸ noun:  body of a dead animal or person ("They found the body in the lake")
▸ noun:  the central message of a communication ("The body of the message was short")
▸ noun:  a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity ("The whole body filed out of the auditorium")
▸ noun:  a collection of particulars considered as a system ("A body of law")
▸ noun:  an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects ("Heavenly body")
▸ noun:  the property of holding together and retaining its shape
▸ noun:  the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
▸ verb:  invest with or as with a body; give body to
▸ name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #11915)

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