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Collocations for body - noun

1. whole physical form of a person/an animal

ADJECTIVE

entire, whole
Her whole body trembled.
lower, upper
healthy
human
female, male
naked, nude
fit, lithe, muscular, perfect, toned
frail, lean, slender, slim, thin, tiny
fat
limp, unconscious

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VERB + body

rack
Pain racked her body.

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body + VERB

ache
shake, tremble
convulse
stiffen, tense

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body + NOUN

heat, temperature
mass, shape, size, weight
to maintain your ideal body weight
fat, fluids
parts
odour/odor
armour/armor
piercing
image
language

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PREPOSITION

in the/your body
Extreme heat may cause changes in the body.
on the/your body
She still had the marks from the ropes on her body.

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PHRASES

part of the body, sell your body (= to work as a prostitute)

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2. dead human body

ADJECTIVE

dead, lifeless
mangled, mutilated
decomposed, decomposing
bloated

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VERB + body

discover, find, recover
examine
bury, cremate, embalm
exhume

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body + NOUN

count (= the number of people killed)
The body count is growing all the time.
bag
soldiers who come home in body bags

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PREPOSITION

on a/the body
A diary was found on the body.

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3. amount of sth

ADJECTIVE

growing, large, substantial, vast
a substantial body of evidence

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PHRASES

a body of water
The two islands are separated by a large body of water.

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4. main part of sth

ADJECTIVE

main
The bar is in the main body of the hotel.

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5. group of people who work/act together

ADJECTIVE

advisory, corporate, executive, governing, legislative, professional, public, regulatory, sanctioning (esp. AmE), statutory (BrE)
international, national
government, governmental
student
independent
voluntary (esp. BrE)
elected
politic (always after body)
Freedom of speech is necessary for the health of the body politic.

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VERB + body

create, establish, form

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6. object

ADJECTIVE

foreign
They removed a foreign body from her eye.
celestial, heavenly
Stars are celestial bodies.

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