" body "

1: the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts;

  * e.g., " ... the body of the novel was quite good, even if the beginning was a bit slow "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brunt,

•  bulk,

•  chief,

•  core,

•  generality,

•  heft,

•  main,

•  mass,

•  staple,

•  weight

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a distinct and separate portion of matter;

  * e.g., " ... to the early explorers the Atlantic was a gigantic and forbidding body of water "

•  Synonyms : 

•  mass

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a group of people acting together within a larger group;

  * e.g., " ... feared that there was a body of extremists within the labor union "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bloc,

•  block,

•  coalition,

•  faction,

•  party,

•  sect,

•  set,

•  side,

•  wing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: movements or positions of the body that express a person's thoughts or feelings;

  * e.g., " ... We could tell from his body language that he was nervous. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  attention,

•  attitude,

•  carriage,

•  poise,

•  posture,

•  stance,

•  station,

•  pose,

•  seat,

•  bearing,

•  behavior,

•  conduct,

•  demeanor,

•  deportment,

•  air,

•  presence,

•  aspect,

•  look,

•  mien

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in box, coffin;

•  Synonyms : 

•  bier,

•  box,

•  casket,

•  coffin,

•  pall,

•  sarcophagus,

•  charnel,

•  crypt,

•  sepulchre,

•  sepulture,

•  tomb,

•  vault,

•  urn

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in boxes, coffins;

•  Synonyms : 

•  biers,

•  boxes,

•  caskets,

•  coffins,

•  palls,

•  sarcophagi,

•  charnels,

•  crypts,

•  sepulchres,

•  sepultures,

•  tombs,

•  vaults,

•  urns

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in right, rabbit punch;

•  Synonyms : 

•  hand,

•  kick,

•  knee,

•  left,

•  one-two,

•  rabbit punch,

•  right,

•  right-hander,

•  roundhouse,

•  shiver,

•  sidewinder,

•  sucker punch,

•  swing,

•  uppercut,

•  counter,

•  counterblow,

•  counterpunch,

•  counterstroke,

•  cruncher,

•  kayo,

•  knockdown,

•  knockout,

•  KO,

•  bang,

•  bash,

•  bat,

•  beat,

•  belt,

•  biff,

•  blow,

•  bop,

•  box,

•  buffet,

•  bust,

•  chop,

•  clap,

•  clip,

•  clout,

•  crack,

•  cuff,

•  dab,

•  douse,

•  fillip,

•  hack,

•  haymaker,

•  hit,

•  hook,

•  knock,

•  larrup,

•  lash,

•  lick,

•  pelt,

•  pick,

•  plump,

•  poke,

•  pound,

•  punch,

•  rap,

•  slam,

•  slap,

•  slug,

•  smack,

•  smash,

•  sock,

•  spank,

•  stinger,

•  stripe,

•  stroke,

•  swat,

•  swipe,

•  switch,

•  thud,

•  thump,

•  thwack,

•  wallop,

•  welt,

•  whack,

•  wham,

•  whop,

•  bastinado,

•  battering,

•  beating,

•  bludgeoning,

•  clobbering,

•  cudgeling,

•  drubbing,

•  hammering,

•  lambasting,

•  licking,

•  pasting,

•  pounding,

•  pummeling,

•  thrashing,

•  flogging,

•  walloping,

•  whip,

•  whipping

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in rights, rabbit punches;

•  Synonyms : 

•  hands,

•  kicks,

•  knees,

•  lefts,

•  one-twos,

•  rabbit punches,

•  right-handers,

•  rights,

•  roundhouses,

•  shivers,

•  sidewinders,

•  sucker punches,

•  swings,

•  uppercuts,

•  counterblows,

•  counterpunches,

•  counters,

•  counterstrokes,

•  crunchers,

•  kayos,

•  knockdowns,

•  knockouts,

•  KOs,

•  bangs,

•  bashes,

•  bats,

•  beats,

•  belts,

•  biffs,

•  blows,

•  bops,

•  boxes,

•  buffets,

•  busts,

•  chops,

•  claps,

•  clips,

•  clouts,

•  cracks,

•  cuffs,

•  dabs,

•  douses,

•  fillips,

•  hacks,

•  haymakers,

•  hits,

•  hooks,

•  knocks,

•  larrups,

•  lashes,

•  licks,

•  pelts,

•  picks,

•  plumps,

•  pokes,

•  pounds,

•  punches,

•  raps,

•  slams,

•  slaps,

•  slugs,

•  smacks,

•  smashes,

•  socks,

•  spanks,

•  stingers,

•  stripes,

•  strokes,

•  swats,

•  swipes,

•  switches,

•  thuds,

•  thumps,

•  thwacks,

•  wallops,

•  welts,

•  whacks,

•  whams,

•  whops,

•  bastinadoes,

•  batterings,

•  beatings,

•  drubbings,

•  lickings,

•  pastings,

•  thrashings,

•  wallopings,

•  whippings,

•  whips

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in gymnastics, athletics;

•  Synonyms : 

•  aerobics,

•  athletics,

•  bodybuilding,

•  calisthenics,

•  gymnastics,

•  isometrics,

•  plyometrics,

•  slimnastics,

•  weight lifting,

•  activity,

•  conditioning,

•  exercise,

•  exertion,

•  training,

•  warm-up,

•  workout,

•  toning,

•  trimming,

•  physical therapy

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: movements or positions of the body that express a person's thoughts or feelings;

  * e.g., " ... We could tell from his body language that he was nervous. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  attentions,

•  attitudes,

•  carriages,

•  poises,

•  postures,

•  stances,

•  stations,

•  poses,

•  seats,

•  bearings,

•  behaviors,

•  conducts,

•  demeanors,

•  deportments,

•  airs,

•  presences,

•  aspects,

•  looks,

•  miens

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to represent in visible form;

  * e.g., " ... abstract sculpture that bodies forth the artist's aesthetic of minimalism "

•  Synonyms : 

•  embody,

•  epitomize,

•  express,

•  externalize,

•  incarnate,

•  incorporate,

•  instantiate,

•  manifest,

•  materialize,

•  personalize,

•  personify,

•  substantiate

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: no longer living;

  * e.g., " ... I inherited this heirloom from my dead great-grandfather "

•  Synonyms : 

•  asleep,

•  breathless,

•  cold,

•  deceased,

•  defunct,

•  demised,

•  departed,

•  fallen,

•  gone,

•  late,

•  lifeless,

•  low

•  Antonyms : 

•  alive,

•  animate,

•  breathing,

•  going,

•  live,

•  living,

•  quick

2: lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation;

  * e.g., " ... the store is often dead after 4:00 p.m. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  comatose,

•  sleepy,

•  slow

•  Antonyms : 

•  alive,

•  animated,

•  astir,

•  bustling,

•  busy,

•  buzzing,

•  flourishing,

•  humming,

•  lively,

•  thriving,

•  vibrant

3: depleted in strength, energy, or freshness;

  * e.g., " ... a long day of traveling left them just dead "

•  Synonyms : 

•  all in,

•  aweary,

•  beat,

•  beaten,

•  bleary,

•  burned-out,

•  bushed,

•  done,

•  drained,

•  exhausted,

•  fatigued,

•  jaded,

•  knackered,

•  limp,

•  logy,

•  played out,

•  pooped,

•  prostrate,

•  spent,

•  tapped out,

•  tired,

•  tuckered (out),

•  washed-out,

•  wearied,

•  weary,

•  wiped out,

•  worn,

•  worn-out

•  Antonyms : 

•  unwearied