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 |
color television colour television color television system colour television system color TV colour TV | a television that transmits images in color |
color tube colour tube color television tube colour television tube color TV tube colour TV tube | a television tube that displays images in full color |
color wash colour wash | a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment |
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 |
oil oil color oil colour | oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist |
soundbox body | a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) |
tempera poster paint poster color poster colour | pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk |
widebody aircraft wide-body aircraft wide-body twin-aisle airplane | a commercial airliner with two aisles |
color colour | the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation |
semblance gloss color colour | an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading, he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity, he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction, the situation soon took on a different color |
color of law colour of law | a mere semblance of legal right, something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law, the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights |
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 |
color colour coloring colouring | a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect, a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light |
primary color primary colour | any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing |
primary color for pigments primary colour for pigments | any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing, the primary colors for pigments are red, blue, and yellow |
primary color for light primary colour for light | any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing, the primary colors for light are red, blue, and green |
primary subtractive color for light primary subtractive colour for light | any of the three colors that give the primary colors for light after subtraction from white light, the primary subtractive colors for light are magenta, cyan, and yellow |
chromatic color chromatic colour spectral color spectral colour | a color that has hue |
achromatic color achromatic colour | a color lacking hue, white or grey or black |
complexion skin color skin colour | the coloring of a person's face |
nonsolid color nonsolid colour dithered color dithered colour | a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color |
body odor body odour B.O. | malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe |
color colour coloration colouration | the timbre of a musical sound, the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music |
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 |
color colour vividness | interest and variety and intensity, the Puritan Period was lacking in color, the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness |
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 |