Body(n.)
- The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.
Body(n.)
- 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.
Body(n.)
- The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow.
Body(n.)
- A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody.
Body(n.)
- 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.
Body(n.)
- 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.
Body(n.)
- Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aeriform body.