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How to pronounce body in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms consistence, consistency, substance
Type of property
Has types breakableness, viscosity, viscousness, unbreakableness, solidness, solidity, gaseousness, hardness, thickness, porosity, porousness, thinness, softness


wool has more body than rayon.
Type Words
Synonyms soundbox
Type of cavity resonator, resonator, resonating chamber
Type Words
Synonyms personify
Type of be, personify, embody
Type Words
Synonyms organic structure
Type of natural object
Has types figure, human body, material body, bod, physique, anatomy, live body, soma, build, life form, frame, form, chassis, shape, physical body, flesh
Derivation bodily


he felt as if his whole body were on fire.
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Synonyms torso, trunk
Type of body part
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Synonyms dead body
Type of natural object
Has types clay, remains, cadaver, carcase, carcass, carrion, corpse, stiff, kill, mummy, roadkill


they found the body in the lake.
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Type of scheme, system


a body of law.
a body of doctrine.
a body of precedents.
Type Words
Type of social group
Has types church, college, representation, rank, organization, organisation, opposition, occupational group, sacred college, sacred college of cardinals, militia, membership, school, settlement, leadership, leaders, jury, vote, vocation, inspectorate, brass, immigration, governing body, venire, governance, staff, faculty, establishment, panel, enrollment, university, registration, cardinalate, ulema, public, ulama, electoral college, diaspora, colony, christianity, college of cardinals, christendom, administration, corps, constituency


the whole body filed out of the auditorium.
the student body.
administrative body.
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Type of natural object
Has types mass, subatomic particle, chromosome, cellular inclusion, particle, inclusion, inclusion body


heavenly body.
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Type of subject matter, content, message, substance


the body of the message was short.
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Type of construction, structure
Has types fuselage, bodywork


the body of the car was badly rusted.
Type Words
Type of mass

Examples of body

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It was important to show that I'm an ice skater and insecure about my body, too.
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The jury also convicted Officer Gregory McRae of burning Glover's body in a car.
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Fernando Pisani will return after missing eight games with an upper body injury.
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Oshie woke up Wednesday with some overall body soreness, but his ankle was fine.
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Specifically, vitamins A, D, E and K can build up in your body and become toxic.
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Freshman running back Marcus Coker was a head full of steam in a 230-pound body.
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McRae burned Glover's body in a car near a police station where Glover was shot.
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We know that the state of the mind has a lot to do with how healthy the body is.
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Zuckerman's glowing skin and trim upper body make him look much younger than 83.
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More examples
  • Invest with or as with a body; give body to
  • The entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
  • 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"
  • A natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"
  • An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"
  • Torso: the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
  • With regard to living things, a body is the physical body of an individual. "Body" often is used in connection with appearance, health issues and death. The study of the workings of the body is physiology.
  • Body (Thai: u0E1Au0E2Du0E14u0E35u0E49..u0E28u0E1E #19 or Body ... Sop 19, literally "corpse number 19") is a Thai horror-thriller film. It is produced by GTH, the same production company that made the hit Thai horror film, Shutter. Body is directed by Paween Purijitpanya and co-written by Chukiat Sakweerakul, who had previously directed the thriller, 13 Beloved.
  • Body is the fourth studio album by American actor and R&B singer Jamie Foxx. It was scheduled to be released on July 20, 2010 in the United States under J Records but was pushed to a late 2010 release. ...