1. (noun)body, organic structure, physical structure the entirestructure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
2. (noun)body 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"
4. (noun)body an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects "heavenly body"
5. (noun)torso, trunk, body the body excluding the head and neck and limbs "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
6. (noun)body a collection of particulars considered as a system "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"
7. (noun)consistency, consistence, eubstance, body the property of holding together and retaining its shape "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"