body English | a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction |
dead-man's float prone float | a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward |
dead reckoning | navigation without the aid of celestial observations |
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 |
Office of the Dead | an office read or sung before a burial mass in the Roman Catholic Church |
body louse cootie Pediculus corporis | a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings |
blind alley cul de sac dead-end street impasse | a street with only one way in or out |
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 |
cul cul de sac dead end | a passage with access only at one end |
dead-air space | an unventilated area where no air circulates |
dead axle | an axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it |
dead load | a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself |
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 |
morgue mortuary dead room | a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation |
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 |
dead weight | a heavy motionless weight |
dead center dead centre | the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque |
dead hand dead hand of the past mortmain | the oppressive influence of past events or decisions |
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 |