body in WordNet English dictionary

1. the external structure of a vehicle
   "the body of the car was badly rusted"
   body 
   
2. a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
   soundbox  body 
   
3. 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"
   consistency  consistence  eubstance  body 
   
4. the main mass of a thing
   body 
   
5. the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
   "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
   body  organic structure  physical structure 
   
6. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
   "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
   torso  trunk  body 
   
7. a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
   "they found the body in the lake"
   body  dead body 
   
8. the central message of a communication
   "the body of the message was short"
   body 
   
9. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
   "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"
   body 
   
10. a collection of particulars considered as a system
    "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"
    body 
    
11. an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
    "heavenly body"
    body 
    

1. invest with or as with a body; give body to
   body  personify