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noun(body)the main part of a plant or animal body especially as distinguished from limbs and head : trunk
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noun(body)the main, central, or principal part: such as
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noun(body)the nave of a church
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verb(body)to give form or shape to : embody
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verb(body)represent, symbolize —usually used with forth
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verb(body)to use one's body to forcefully block or move (an opposing player) —often used with up
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noun(body)a densely staining inactivated condensed X chromosome that is present in each somatic cell of most female mammals and is used as a test of genetic femaleness (as in a fetus) —called also sex chromatin
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noun(body)a minute distinctively staining cell organelle found at the base of a flagellum or cilium and identical to a centriole in structure —called also basal granule, kinetosome
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noun(body)corporation
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noun(body)a group of persons politically organized under a single governmental authority
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noun(body)corporation
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noun(body)a people considered as a collective unit
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noun(body)a small body of vascular tissue that adjoins the carotid sinus, functions as a chemoreceptor sensitive to change in the oxygen content of blood, and mediates reflex changes in respiratory activity
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noun(body)the nucleus-containing central part of a neuron exclusive of its axons and dendrites that is the major structural element of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord, the ganglia, and the retina
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noun(body)a vascular structure encircling the inner surface of the eye behind the iris that secretes the aqueous humor and contains the muscle which controls accommodation of the eye
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adjective(body)deprived of life : no longer alive
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adjective(body)having the appearance of death : deathly
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adjective(body)lacking power to move, feel, or respond : numb