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body and soul

bod·y and soul
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bod-ee and sohl]
    • /ˈbɒd i ænd soʊl/
    • /ˈbɒdi ənd səʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bod-ee and sohl]
    • /ˈbɒd i ænd soʊl/

Definitions of body and soul words

  • phrase body and soul You use body and soul to mean every part of you, including your mind and your emotions. 3
  • adverb body and soul completely, with all one's being 1

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Parts of speech for Body and soul

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

body and soul popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for body and soul

adv body and soul

  • completely — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
  • heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.

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