noun
1.
Synonyms: human , being, creature, individual, man, mortal, party, person, personage, soul
2.
Synonyms: corpse , cadaver, carcass, ||cold meat, ||deader, mort, remains, stiff
3.
the main, central, or essential part
the body of the discussion dealt with ways to ensure equal opportunities for all
Synonyms: bulk, core, corpus, mass, staple, substance; compare essence 2, substance 2, tenor 1
Related Word: majority; sum, total, whole; basis, crux, fundamental, gravamen; gist, pith
Contrasted words: angle, aspect, facet, feature, side; accessory, extension, offshoot, side issue
4.
a discrete portion of matter
unknown bodies in space
Synonyms: bulk, mass, object, volume
5.
a determinable or measurable whole
collected a large body of evidence
Synonyms: aggregate, amount, budget, bulk, quantity, quantum, total
Related Word: input; extent, range; number, stock, sum, whole
6.
Synonyms: group 3, array, batch, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, lot, parcel, set
7.
Synonyms: substance 2, amount, burden, core, gist, meat, pith, purport, sense, upshot