[ˈbɒdi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal
(e.g: it's important to keep your body in good condition)

- the main section of a motor vehicle or aircraft
(e.g: the factory had produced more car bodies than needed)

- the main or central part of something, especially a building or text
(e.g: the main body of the house was built in 1625)

- a large amount or collection of something
(e.g: a rich body of Canadian folklore)

- a material object
(e.g: the path taken by the falling body)

- a full or substantial quality of flavour in wine
(e.g: best of all, this wine has body and finish)

- a woman's close-fitting stretch garment for the upper body, fastening at the crotch

- (in pottery) a clay used for making the main part of ceramic ware, as distinct from a glaze


Phrases:
- body and soul
- in a body
- keep body and soul together
- over my dead body

Origin:
Old English bodig, of unknown origin

[ˈbɒdi], (Verb)

Definitions:
- give material form to something abstract
(e.g: he bodied forth the traditional Prussian remedy for all ills)

- build the bodywork of (a motor vehicle)
(e.g: an era when automobiles were bodied over wooden frames)


Phrases:
- body and soul
- in a body
- keep body and soul together
- over my dead body

Origin:
Old English bodig, of unknown origin