body

the property of holding together and retaining its shape

“wool has more body than rayon”

the central message of a communication

“the body of the message was short”

the external structure of a vehicle

“the body of the car was badly rusted”

the main mass of a thing

a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)

invest with or as with a body; give body to

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

“he felt as if his whole body were on fire”

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

“they found the body in the lake”

a collection of particulars considered as a system

“a body of law”

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

“the whole body filed out of the auditorium”