Word a Day
body
What does body mean?
body (noun): the physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use body in a sentence?
- I saw them walking from a distance, their bodies strangely angular in the dawn light. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce body?
/ˈbɑdi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does body come from?
From Middle English body, bodi, bodiȝ, from Old English bodiġ, bodeġ (“body, trunk, chest, torso, height, stature”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “body” mean?
the physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism
Right! That's what “body” means.
a thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud
Not quite: that's what fog means.
a land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country
Not quite: that's what field means.
any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
Not quite: that's what finger means.
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