Body vs. Bodies

Body vs. Bodies — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Body and Bodies

Bodynoun

Physical frame.

Bodiesnoun

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Bodynoun

The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.

I saw them walking from a distance, their bodies strangely angular in the dawn light.

Bodynoun

The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul.

The body is driven by desires, but the soul is at peace.

Bodynoun

A corpse.

Her body was found at four o'clock, just two hours after the murder.

Bodynoun

A person.

What's a body gotta do to get a drink around here?
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Bodynoun

Main section.

Bodynoun

The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail).

The boxer took a blow to the body.

Bodynoun

The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories.

The bumpers and front tyres were ruined, but the body of the car was in remarkable shape.

Bodynoun

(archaic) The section of a dress extending from the neck to the waist, excluding the arms.

Penny was in the scullery, pressing the body of her new dress.

Bodynoun

The content of a letter, message, or other printed or electronic document, as distinct from signatures, salutations, headers, and so on.

Bodynoun

A bodysuit.

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Bodynoun

(programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters.

In many programming languages, the method body is enclosed in braces.

Bodynoun

Coherent group.

Bodynoun

A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass.

I was escorted from the building by a body of armed security guards.

Bodynoun

An organisation, company or other authoritative group.

The local train operating company is the managing body for this section of track.

Bodynoun

A unified collection of details, knowledge or information.

We have now amassed a body of evidence which points to one conclusion.

Bodynoun

Material entity.

Bodynoun

Any physical object or material thing.

All bodies are held together by internal forces.

Bodynoun

(uncountable) Substance; physical presence.

We have given body to what was just a vague idea.

Bodynoun

(uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.).

The red wine, sadly, lacked body.

Bodynoun

An agglomeration of some substance, especially one that would be otherwise uncountable.

The English Channel is a body of water lying between Great Britain and France.

Bodynoun

(printing) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).

a nonpareil face on an agate body

Bodynoun

(geometry) A three-dimensional object, such as a cube or cone.

Bodyverb

To give body or shape to something.

Bodyverb

To construct the bodywork of a car.

Bodyverb

(transitive) To embody.

Bodyverb

To murder someone.

Bodyverb

To utterly defeat someone.

Bodyverb

to hard counter a particular character build or play style. Frequently used in the passive voice form, get bodied by.

Bodynoun

the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being);

he felt as if his whole body were on fire

Bodynoun

body of a dead animal or person;

they found the body in the lake

Bodynoun

a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity;

the whole body filed out of the auditorium

Bodynoun

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs;

they moved their arms and legs and bodies

Bodynoun

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

heavenly body

Bodynoun

a collection of particulars considered as a system;

a body of lawa body of doctrinea body of precedents

Bodynoun

the external structure of a vehicle;

the body of the car was badly rusted

Bodynoun

the property of holding together and retaining its shape;

when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake

Bodynoun

the central message of a communication;

the body of the message was short

Bodyverb

invest with or as with a body; give body to