n. the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

n. the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short"

n. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"

n. a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"

n. an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"

n. a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person"

n. a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"

n. the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"

n. the entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"

n. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

v. invest with or as with a body; give body to

adj. concerned with material things; "physical properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the physical size of a computer"

adj. according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter); "a reflex response to physical stimuli"

adj. involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"

adj. relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics; "physical sciences"; "physical laws"

adj. characterized by energetic bodily activity; "a very physical dance performance"

adj. having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects"

adj. impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

n. organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"

n. a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith

n. a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

n. an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

n. a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"

n. the men who man a ship or aircraft

n. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars"

n. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

n. a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-and-ladder company"

n. a unit of girl or boy scouts

n. a union of political organizations

n. physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"

n. the amount per unit size

n. the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality

n. the feel of a surface or a fabric; "the wall had a smooth texture"

n. an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"

n. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"

n. the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"

n. the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"

adj. capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees"

adj. having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett

adj. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow

adj. incapable of being seen through; "solid blackness"

adj. having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects"

adj. quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

adj. acting with vigor; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive"

adj. showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"; "a tireless worker"; "unflagging pursuit of excellence"

adj. characterized by or performed with much energy or force; "strenuous exercise"

adj. characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity; "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake"; "a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous opposition to the war"

adj. concerned with material things; "physical properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the physical size of a computer"

adj. brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"

adj. powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"

adj. sudden and strong; "an emphatic no"

adj. strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"

adj. forcing forward or onward; impelling; "an impellent power"; "an impellent cause"

n. an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern

n. an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century"

n. the outermost or farthest region or point

n. the outermost or farthest region or point

adj. involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects"

adj. of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind; "intellectual problems"; "the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man"

adj. appealing to or using the intellect; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature"