body
English Thesaurus
1. the external structure of a vehicle (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | construction, structure, |
| definition | : | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bodywork, |
| definition | : | the exterior body of a motor vehicle (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fuselage, |
| definition | : | the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) (noun.artifact) |
2. a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) (noun.artifact)
3. the property of holding together and retaining its shape (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | property, |
| definition | : | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | gaseousness, |
| definition | : | having the consistency of a gas (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | viscosity, viscousness, |
| definition | : | resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow) (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | thickness, |
| definition | : | resistance to flow (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | thinness, |
| definition | : | a consistency of low viscosity (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | hardness, |
| definition | : | the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | softness, |
| definition | : | the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | breakableness, |
| definition | : | the consistency of something that breaks under pressure (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | unbreakableness, |
| definition | : | a consistency of something that does not break under pressure (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | porosity, porousness, |
| definition | : | the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids (noun.attribute) |
| attribute | : | thick, |
| definition | : | relatively dense in consistency (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | thin, |
| definition | : | relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous (adj.all) |
4. the main mass of a thing (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | mass, |
| definition | : | the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field (noun.attribute) |
5. the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | natural object, |
| definition | : | an object occurring naturally; not made by man (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | life form, |
| definition | : | the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma, |
| definition | : | alternative names for the body of a human being (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | live body, |
| definition | : | the body of a living animal or person (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | body substance, |
| definition | : | the substance of the body (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | endocrine system, |
| definition | : | the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | lymphatic system, systema lymphaticum, |
| definition | : | the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | musculoskeletal system, |
| definition | : | the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | respiratory system, systema respiratorium, |
| definition | : | the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | sensory system, |
| definition | : | the body's system of sense organs (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | vascular system, |
| definition | : | the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | caput, head, |
| definition | : | the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | cervix, neck, |
| definition | : | the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | body, torso, trunk, |
| definition | : | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | leg, |
| definition | : | a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | arm, |
| definition | : | a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | crotch, fork, |
| definition | : | the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | pressure point, |
| definition | : | any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point (noun.location) |
| domain category | : | homo, human, human being, man, |
| definition | : | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage (noun.animal) |
6. a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | natural object, |
| definition | : | an object occurring naturally; not made by man (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | carcase, carcass, |
| definition | : | the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | carrion, |
| definition | : | the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | roadkill, |
| definition | : | the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | mummy, |
| definition | : | a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt) (noun.body) |
7. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | body part, |
| definition | : | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | diaphragm, midriff, |
| definition | : | (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | shoulder, |
| definition | : | the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | side, |
| definition | : | either the left or right half of a body (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | chest, pectus, thorax, |
| definition | : | the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | middle, midriff, midsection, |
| definition | : | the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | waist, waistline, |
| definition | : | the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | belly, paunch, |
| definition | : | a protruding abdomen (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | hip, |
| definition | : | either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | haunch, |
| definition | : | the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | abdomen, belly, stomach, venter, |
| definition | : | the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | back, dorsum, |
| definition | : | the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, |
| definition | : | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | buttock, cheek, |
| definition | : | either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | loins, |
| definition | : | the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen (noun.body) |
8. the central message of a communication (noun.communication)
| part meronym | : | narration, recital, yarn, |
| definition | : | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | address, speech, |
| definition | : | the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience (noun.communication) |
9. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | social group, |
| definition | : | people sharing some social relation (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | public, |
| definition | : | a body of people sharing some common interest (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | christendom, christianity, |
| definition | : | the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | church, |
| definition | : | the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | corps, |
| definition | : | a body of people associated together (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | constituency, |
| definition | : | the body of voters who elect a representative for their area (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | electoral college, |
| definition | : | the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | school, |
| definition | : | a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | college, |
| definition | : | the body of faculty and students of a college (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | university, |
| definition | : | the body of faculty and students at a university (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | faculty, staff, |
| definition | : | the body of teachers and administrators at a school (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | representation, |
| definition | : | a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | colony, settlement, |
| definition | : | a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | ulama, ulema, |
| definition | : | the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | leaders, leadership, |
| definition | : | the body of people who lead a group (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | militia, |
| definition | : | the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | membership, rank, |
| definition | : | the body of members of an organization or group (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | opposition, |
| definition | : | a body of people united in opposing something (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | immigration, |
| definition | : | the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | inspectorate, |
| definition | : | a body of inspectors (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | jury, |
| definition | : | a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | panel, |
| definition | : | a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | panel, venire, |
| definition | : | (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | enrollment, registration, |
| definition | : | the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | vote, |
| definition | : | a body of voters who have the same interests (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | diaspora, |
| definition | : | the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel (noun.group) |
10. a collection of particulars considered as a system (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | scheme, system, |
| definition | : | a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole (noun.group) |
11. an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | natural object, |
| definition | : | an object occurring naturally; not made by man (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | chromosome, |
| definition | : | a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | mass, |
| definition | : | a body of matter without definite shape (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | particle, subatomic particle, |
| definition | : | a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions (noun.object) |
12. invest with or as with a body; give body to (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, embody, personify, |
| definition | : | represent, as of a character on stage (verb.stative) |
13. the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) (noun.body)
| derivation | : | bodily, |
| definition | : | having or relating to a physical material body (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | bodily, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or belonging to the body (adj.pert) |
14. a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person (noun.body)
| derivation | : | body, personify, |
| definition | : | invest with or as with a body; give body to (verb.stative) |
15. invest with or as with a body; give body to (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | person, |
| definition | : | a human body (usually including the clothing) (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | body, dead body, |
| definition | : | a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | personification, prosopopoeia, |
| definition | : | representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | personification, |
| definition | : | a person who represents an abstract quality (noun.person) |
16. the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) (noun.body)
| derivation | : | bodily, |
| definition | : | having or relating to a physical material body (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | bodily, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or belonging to the body (adj.pert) |
17. a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person (noun.body)
| derivation | : | body, personify, |
| definition | : | invest with or as with a body; give body to (verb.stative) |
18. invest with or as with a body; give body to (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | person, |
| definition | : | a human body (usually including the clothing) (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | body, dead body, |
| definition | : | a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | personification, prosopopoeia, |
| definition | : | representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | personification, |
| definition | : | a person who represents an abstract quality (noun.person) |
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