Definition
a body: a physical form (of a person or an animal); a physical structure
a body of evidence a (large) amount of proof
Pronunciation examples
UK: I love to rub cocoa butter all over my body.
US: The bodies were found in an alley outside the club.
- "My head isn't attached to my body."
- "Brian : We know for a fact that barking was heard in the vicinity of the copy machine at 7.15pm, just 3 minutes before Stink's body was discovered in the hallway!"
- "But you gotta move your body!"
- "It was quite perplexing to hear this, because in your email, you used the phrase "bodies everywhere", which evokes an image of multiple deaths."
- "Princess Utopia : If you would like to stay with us, we are prepared to teach you the secrets of sensuality using only your bodies and an open mind."
- "Lawyer : Let's just put the body in this office."
- "Get somebody to clean up this body, okay?"
- "Trial runs in towns with high obesity levels have shown that consumers are likely to avoid unhealthy products if they have a picture of an unhealthy body on them. As part of the new regulations, healthier food options will also feature photos of unrealistic slim body types in an attempt to lure consumers towards these products."
- "This fresh mountain air is good for the mind, body and soul."
- "Just a reminder, folks: Radio Rhubarb will stay with this story until the bodies are discovered, excuse me, I mean until the situation is explained."
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