Definition of "Body" :

noun: the external structure of a vehicle

"The body of the car was badly rusted."

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

noun: the property of holding together and retaining its shape

"Wool has more body than rayon."

noun: the main mass of a thing

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

"He felt as if his whole body were on fire."

noun: a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

"They found the body in the lake."

noun: the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

noun: the central message of a communication

"The body of the message was short."

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

"The whole body filed out of the auditorium."

noun: a collection of particulars considered as a system

"A body of law."

noun: an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects

"Heavenly body."

verb: invest with or as with a body; give body to