(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Your ~ is the part of you that consists of your mind, character, thoughts, and feelings. Many people believe that your ~ continues existing after your body is dead.
She went to pray for the ~ of her late husband...
‘I will put my heart and ~ into the job,’ he promises.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
2.
You can refer to someone as a particular kind of ~ when you are describing their character or condition.
He’s a jolly ~...
N-COUNT: adj N
3.
You use ~ in negative statements like not a ~ to mean nobody at all.
I’ve never harmed a ~ in my life...
There was not a ~ there.
N-SING: with brd-neg
4.
Soul or ~ music is a type of pop music performed mainly by black American musicians. It developed from gospel and blues music and often expresses deep emotions.
...American ~ singer Anita Baker.
N-UNCOUNT
5.
to bare one’s ~: see bare
body and ~: see body
the life and ~ of the party: see life