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Body vs. Organization — What's the Difference?

Body vs. Organization — What's the Difference?

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Body

The physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal
It's important to keep your body in good condition

Organization

An organization, or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity – such as a company, an institution, or an association – comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from the Greek word organon, which means tool or instrument, musical instrument, and organ.

Body

The main section of a motor vehicle or aircraft
The body of the aircraft was filled with smoke
The factory had produced more car bodies than needed

Organization

The act or process of organizing
The organization of the photos did not take long.

Body

The main or central part of something, especially a building or text
The main body of the house was built in 1625
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Organization

The state or manner of being organized
The organization of the files could be improved.

Body

A large amount or collection of something
Large bodies of seawater
A rich body of Canadian folklore

Organization

A manner of accomplishing something in an orderly or efficient way
Your project was hampered by your lack of organization.

Body

A material object
The path taken by the falling body

Organization

A group of persons organized for a particular purpose; an association or business.

Body

A full or substantial quality of flavour in wine
Best of all, this wine has body and finish

Organization

The administrative personnel of such a structure
Contacted the organization with his complaint.

Body

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

Organization

(uncountable) The quality of being organized.
This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear.

Body

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

Organization

(uncountable) The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
The organization of the book is as follows.

Body

Give material form to something abstract
He bodied forth the traditional Prussian remedy for all ills

Organization

(countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
In response to the crisis, the nations in the region formed an organization.
If you want to be part of this organization, you have to follow its rules.

Body

Build the bodywork of (a motor vehicle)
An era when automobiles were bodied over wooden frames

Organization

(countable) A group of people consciously cooperating.
Over time, the spontaneous movement had become an organization.

Body

The entire material or physical structure of an organism, especially of a human or other animal.

Organization

(baseball) A major league club and all its farm teams.
He's been in the Dodgers' organization since 2003.

Body

The physical aspect of a person as opposed to the spirit; the flesh.

Organization

The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

Body

A corpse or carcass.

Organization

The state of being organized.

Body

The trunk or torso of a human or animal.

Organization

That which is organized; an organized existence; an organism
The cell may be regarded as the most simple, the most common, and the earliest form of organization.

Body

The part of a garment covering the torso.

Organization

A group of persons associated together for a common purpose and having a set of rules which specify the relations of the individual members to the whole gorup.

Body

A human; a person
A kindly body.

Organization

The manner in which something is organized; the relations included in an organized state or condition; as, the organization of the department permits ad hoc groups to form.
What is organization but the connection of parts in and for a whole, so that each part is, at once, end and means?

Body

A group of individuals regarded as an entity; a corporation.

Organization

A group of people who work together

Body

A number of persons, concepts, or things regarded as a group
We walked out in a body.

Organization

An organized structure for arranging or classifying;
He changed the arrangement of the topics
The facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original
He tried to understand their system of classification

Body

(Anatomy) The largest or principal part of an organ; corpus.

Organization

The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something;
He claims that the present administration is corrupt
The governance of an association is responsible to its members
He quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment

Body

The nave of a church.

Organization

The act of forming something;
The constitution of a PTA group last year
It was the establishment of his reputation
He still remembers the organization of the club

Body

The content of a book or document exclusive of prefatory matter, codicils, indexes, or appendices.

Organization

The act of organizing a business or business-related activity;
He was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department

Body

The passenger- and cargo-carrying part of an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle.

Organization

The activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically;
His organization of the work force was very efficient

Body

(Music) The sound box of an instrument.

Organization

An ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized;
His compulsive organization was not an endearing quality
We can't do it unless we establish some system around here

Body

A mass of matter that is distinct from other masses
A body of water.
A celestial body.

Body

A collection or quantity, as of material or information
The body of evidence.

Body

Consistency of substance, as in paint, textiles, or wine
A sauce with body.

Body

(Printing) The part of a block of type underlying the impression surface.

Body

To furnish with a body.

Body

To give shape to. Usually used with forth
“Imagination bodies forth the forms of things unknown” (Shakespeare).

Body

To play defense with one's body up against (that of another player) so as to restrict the player's mobility, as in basketball.

Body

To collide with and force (another player) in a certain direction
Bodied him off the puck.

Body

Physical frame.

Body

The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
I saw them walking from a distance, their bodies strangely angular in the dawn light.

Body

The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul.
The body is driven by desires, but the soul is at peace.

Body

A corpse.
Her body was found at four o'clock, just two hours after the murder.

Body

A person.
What's a body gotta do to get a drink around here?

Body

(sociology) A human being, regarded as marginalized or oppressed.

Body

Main section.

Body

The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail).
The boxer took a blow to the body.

Body

The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories.
The bumpers and front tyres were ruined, but the body of the car was in remarkable shape.

Body

(archaic) The section of a dress extending from the neck to the waist, excluding the arms.
Penny was in the scullery, pressing the body of her new dress.

Body

The content of a letter, message, or other printed or electronic document, as distinct from signatures, salutations, headers, and so on.

Body

A bodysuit.

Body

(programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters.
In many programming languages, the method body is enclosed in braces.

Body

Coherent group.

Body

A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass.
I was escorted from the building by a body of armed security guards.

Body

An organisation, company or other authoritative group.
The local train operating company is the managing body for this section of track.

Body

A unified collection of details, knowledge or information.
We have now amassed a body of evidence which points to one conclusion.

Body

Material entity.

Body

Any physical object or material thing.
All bodies are held together by internal forces.

Body

(uncountable) Substance; physical presence.
We have given body to what was just a vague idea.

Body

(uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.).
The red wine, sadly, lacked body.

Body

An agglomeration of some substance, especially one that would be otherwise uncountable.
The English Channel is a body of water lying between Great Britain and France.

Body

(printing) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).
A nonpareil face on an agate body

Body

(geometry) A three-dimensional object, such as a cube or cone.

Body

To give body or shape to something.

Body

To construct the bodywork of a car.

Body

(transitive) To embody.

Body

To murder someone.

Body

To utterly defeat someone.

Body

To hard counter a particular character build or play style. Frequently used in the passive voice form, get bodied by.

Body

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.
Absent in body, but present in spirit.
For of the soul the body form doth take.For soul is form, and doth the body make.

Body

The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.
Who set the body and the limbsOf this great sport together?
The van of the king's army was led by the general; . . . in the body was the king and the prince.
Rivers that run up into the body of Italy.

Body

The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow.
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Body

A person; a human being; - frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody.
A dry, shrewd kind of a body.

Body

A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation; as, a legislative body; a clerical body.
A numerous body led unresistingly to the slaughter.

Body

A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of laws or of divinity.

Body

Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aëriform body.
By collision of two bodies, grindThe air attrite to fire.

Body

Amount; quantity; extent.

Body

That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.

Body

The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.

Body

The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body.

Body

A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.

Body

Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body.

Body

The central, longitudinal framework of a flying machine, to which are attached the planes or aërocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc. Also called fuselage.
As to the persons who compose the body politic or associate themselves, they take collectively the name of "people", or "nation".
Sol gold is, and Luna silver we threpe (=call), Mars yren (=iron), Mercurie quicksilver we clepe, Saturnus lead, and Jupiter is tin, and Venus coper.

Body

To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody.
Imagination bodies forthThe forms of things unknown.

Body

The entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being);
He felt as if his whole body were on fire

Body

Body of a dead animal or person;
They found the body in the lake

Body

A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity;
The whole body filed out of the auditorium

Body

The body excluding the head and neck and limbs;
They moved their arms and legs and bodies

Body

An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects;
Heavenly body

Body

A collection of particulars considered as a system;
A body of law
A body of doctrine
A body of precedents

Body

The external structure of a vehicle;
The body of the car was badly rusted

Body

The property of holding together and retaining its shape;
When the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake

Body

The central message of a communication;
The body of the message was short

Body

Invest with or as with a body; give body to

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