- body
- noun1 whole physical form of a person/an animalADJECTIVE▪ entire, whole▪
Her whole body trembled.
▪ lower, upper▪ healthy▪ human▪ female, male▪ naked, nude▪ fit, lithe, muscular, perfect, toned▪ frail, lean, slender, slim, thin, tiny▪ fat▪ limp, unconsciousVERB + BODY▪ rack▪Pain racked her body.
BODY + VERB▪ ache▪ shake, tremble▪ convulse▪ stiffen, tenseBODY + NOUN▪ heat, temperature▪ mass, shape, size, weight▪to maintain your ideal body weight
▪ fat, fluids▪ parts▪ odour/odor▪ armour/armor▪ piercing▪ image▪ languagePREPOSITION▪ in the/your body▪Extreme heat may cause changes in the body.
▪ on the/your body▪She still had the marks from the ropes on her body.
PHRASES▪ part of the body, sell your body (= to work as a prostitute)2 dead human bodyADJECTIVE▪ dead, lifeless▪ mangled, mutilated▪ decomposed, decomposing▪ bloatedVERB + BODY▪ discover, find, recover▪ examine▪ bury, cremate, embalm▪ exhumeBODY + NOUN▪ count (= the number of people killed)▪The body count is growing all the time.
▪ bag▪soldiers who come home in body bags
PREPOSITION▪ on a/the body▪A diary was found on the body.
3 amount of sthADJECTIVE▪ growing, large, substantial, vast▪a substantial body of evidence
PHRASES▪ a body of water▪The two islands are separated by a large body of water.
4 main part of sthADJECTIVE▪ main▪The bar is in the main body of the hotel.
5 group of people who work/act togetherADJECTIVE▪ advisory, corporate, executive, governing, legislative, professional, public, regulatory, sanctioning (esp. AmE), statutory (BrE)▪ international, national▪ government, governmental▪ student▪ independent▪ voluntary (esp. BrE)▪ elected▪ politic (always after body)▪Freedom of speech is necessary for the health of the body politic.
VERB + BODY▪ create, establish, form6 objectADJECTIVE▪ foreign▪They removed a foreign body from her eye.
▪ celestial, heavenly▪Stars are celestial bodies.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
