| bode |
verb t. |
To indicate by signs, as future events; to be the omen of; to portend to presage; to foreshow., To foreshow something; to augur., An omen; a foreshadowing., A bid; an offer., A messenger; a herald., A stop; a halting; delay., Abode., Bid or bidden. |
| body |
noun |
The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person., 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., The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow., A person; a human being; — frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody., 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 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., Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aeriform body., Amount; quantity; extent., That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs., The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart 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., A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure., Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body., To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody. |