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body
adjectives
the human body
• There are billions of cells in an adult human body.
the female/male body
• his drawings of the female body
the upper/lower body
• Slowly raise your upper body into a sitting position.
sb’s whole body
• Her whole body froze with fear.
body + NOUN
body weight
• You have exactly the right body weight for your height.
body temperature
• Exercise will raise your body temperature.
body size/shape
• differences in body size and shape
body fluids
• Replace your body fluids by drinking lots of water.
body fat
• Males have less body fat than females.
body language
(= the movements and expressions that show what you feel )
• Nervousness is usually clearly expressed in body language.
body image
(= what you think you look like )
• People tend to have their own body image fixed in their minds.
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noun whole physical form of a person/an animal ADJ. whole Her whole body trembled. | upper | lower | healthy | human BODY + NOUN heat, temperature | shape, size, weight to maintain your ideal body weight | fat | odour | language PREP. in the/your ~ Extreme heat may cause changes in the body. | on the/your ~ She still had the marks from the ropes on her body. PHRASES part of the body, sell your body (= to work as a prostitute) dead human body ADJ. dead | decomposed, decomposing | bloated VERB + BODY examine | bury, cremate, embalm | exhume PREP. on a/the ~ A diary was found on the body. amount of sth ADJ. large, substantial, vast a large body of evidence PHRASES a body of water The two islands are separated by a large body of water. main part of sth ADJ. main The bar is in the main body of the hotel. group of people who work/act together ADJ. advisory, corporate, executive, governing, legislative, professional, statutory | national, public | government, student | independent | voluntary | elected | politic (always after body) Freedom of speech is necessary for the health of the body politic. VERB + BODY create, establish, form, set up | elect PREP. in a ~ The students marched in a body to the government offices.ORGANIZATION object ADJ. foreign They removed a foreign body from her eye. | celestial, heavenly Stars are celestial bodies.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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body
the shape, size, and appearance of someone’s body:
• Many women are not happy with their bodies. • His clothes emphasized his strong body.
figure
a woman’s figure is the shape of her body – used especially when it is attractive:
• She has a really nice figure. • Freya had an enviably slim figure.
build
the size and shape of someone’s body – used in the following phrases:
• Police described the man as tall and of medium build . • He was of heavy build . • She has a very slight build .
physique
the size and appearance of someone’s body – used especially about men who look attractive:
• He was over 1.8 m tall with a muscular physique. • Ben has a very athletic physique.
a dead body
body
noun [ countable ] the dead body of a person:
• Her body was discovered at the bottom of a cliff. • Firefighters found the body of a woman in the house.
corpse
noun [ countable ] the dead body of a person. Corpse is is used when you are thinking about the body as an object rather than a person:
• Pathologists examined the corpse.
carcass
noun [ countable ] the dead body of an animal:
• a whale carcass • The carcasses of the infected animals were burned.
remains
noun [ plural ] parts of a dead person or animal, especially when they died a long time ago:
• Police found human remains under the floorboards of the house.
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