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“Bodies” or “Body's”

bodies / body's are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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bodies b·AA·d·iy·z

  • nounthe entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being).
  • nouna group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity.
  • nouna natural object consisting of a dead animal or person.
  • nounan individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects.
  • nouna collection of particulars considered as a system.
  • nounthe central message of a communication.
  • nounthe main mass of a thing.
  • nounthe external structure of a vehicle.
  • verbinvest with or as with a body; give body to.

body's b·AA·d·iy·z

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Usage

Examples in context

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“bodies”

  • The Army even burned the bodies of "terrorists" to prevent their…
  • …one who built the robot bodies of Mac and Molly Mange…
  • …be living in the same bodies.
  • …was responsible for several ancillary bodies, which it either funded or…
  • Woodrow Wilson: How Bodies of WWI Dead Are Handled…
  • …used for all the previous bodies of work.
  • …invaders that take over the bodies of fallen soldiers.
  • Their bodies were found by Professor Hackle's…
  • They have threads and bodies of a single standard size…
  • …accredited by any recognized accreditation bodies in the United States, its…

“body's”

  • …result in secondary infections by microbes.
  • …activities during the events in Benghazi.
  • …result of a public body's representation;
  • …representation is reasonably expected to apply.
  • …resulting in an elevated arterial pCO2.
  • …night after its official discovery observation.
  • …as at Crimea–Nauchnij in November 1982.
  • …role, at least in elderly patients.
  • …refers to maintaining the body's cleanliness.
  • …the issue of immunity and invertebrates).

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