n. Function: noun
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Synonyms: HUMAN , being, creature, individual, man, mortal, party, person, personage, soul
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Synonyms: CORPSE , cadaver, carcass, ||cold meat, ||deader, mort, remains, stiff
3 the main, central, or essential part FF1C; the body of the discussion dealt with ways to ensure equal opportunities for all FF1E;
Synonyms: bulk, core, corpus, mass, staple, substance; compare ESSENCE 2 , SUBSTANCE 2 , TENOR 1
Related Words: 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 FF1C; unknown bodies in space FF1E;
Synonyms: bulk, mass, object, volume
5 a determinable or measurable whole FF1C; collected a large body of evidence FF1E;
Synonyms: aggregate, amount, budget, bulk, quantity, quantum, total
Related Words: input; extent, range; number, stock, sum, whole
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Synonyms: GROUP 3, array, batch, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, lot, parcel, set
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Synonyms: SUBSTANCE 2, amount, burden, core, gist, meat, pith, purport, sense, upshot