invest with or as with a body
give body to
the external structure of a vehicle
"the body of the car was badly rusted"
a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
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"
the main mass of a thing
the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
"he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
"they found the body in the lake"
the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
"they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
the central message of a communication
"the body of the message was short"
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"
"administrati
a collection of particulars considered as a system
"a body of law"
"a body of doctrine"
"a body of precedents"
an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
"heavenly body"
the central message of a communication
"the body of the messa
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"
an individual 3-dimensio
