| body English | a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction |
basal body temperature method of family planning
basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
body louse
cootie
Pediculus corporis | a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings |
| body | the external structure of a vehicle, the body of the car was badly rusted |
body armor
body armour
suit of armor
suit of armour
coat of mail
cataphract | armor that protects the wearer's whole body |
body bag
personnel pouch
human remains pouch | a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed |
| body lotion | lotion applied to the body after bathing |
| body stocking | a one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs) |
| body plethysmograph | plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the entire body, used in studies of respiration |
| body pad | a pad worn by hockey goalkeeper |
leotard
unitard
body suit
cat suit | a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles), worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance |
narrowbody aircraft
narrow-body aircraft
narrow-body | a commercial airliner with a single aisle |
oeuvre
work body of work | the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it), he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre, Picasso's work can be divided into periods |
| soundbox body | a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) |
widebody aircraft
wide-body aircraft
wide-body
twin-aisle airplane | a commercial airliner with two aisles |
consistency
consistence
eubstance
body | the property of holding together and retaining its shape, wool has more body than rayon, when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake |
body odor
body odour
B.O. | malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe |
physique
build
body-build
habitus | constitution of the human body |
body type
somatotype | a category of physique |
basal body temperature
basal temperature | body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything |
body temperature
blood heat | temperature of the body, normally . F or C in humans, usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health |
| body | the main mass of a thing |
| body weight | the weight of a person's body |
body
organic structure
physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being), he felt as if his whole body were on fire |
e human body
physical body
material body
soma
build
figure
physique
anatomy
shape
bod
chassis
frame form
flesh | alternative names for the body of a human being, Leonardo studied the human body, he has a strong physique, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
| body dead body | a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person, they found the body in the lake |
| live body | the body of a living animal or person |
| juvenile body | the body of a young person |
| child's body | the body of a human child |
| adult body | the body of an adult human being |
| male body | the body of a male human being |
| female body | the body of a female human being |
adult female body
woman's body | the body of an adult woman |
adult male body
man's body | the body of an adult man |
| body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| external body part | any body part visible externally |
structure
anatomical structure
complex body part
bodily structure
body structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing, he has good bone structure |
mamillary body
mammillary body
corpus mamillare | one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix |
| body covering | any covering for the body or a body part |
malpighian body
malpighian corpuscle
renal corpuscle | the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron |
| body hair | short hair growing over a person's body |
| body substance | the substance of the body |
| solid body substance | the solid parts of the body |
| ciliary body | the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris, the ciliary body produces aqueous humor |
vitreous humor
vitreous humour
vitreous body | the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball |
| carotid body | a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries, monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration |
liquid body substance
bodily fluid
body fluid
humor
humour | the liquid parts of the body |
Golgi body
Golgi apparatus
Golgi complex
dictyosome | a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions) |
centrosome
central body | small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus, contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules |
| polar body | a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded |