bods

Slang for physiques

Bods is the plural of bod, informal for body.

It usually refers to human physiques: Check out the bods on that beach volleyball team.

In British usage, a bod is simply a person: The IT bods will sort it out.

The word is casual and often playful.

physique

torsos

Central body portions

figuresNumerical values or forms
framesRigid enclosing structures
buildsCreates by assembling parts

shapes · forms · anatomy · muscles · flesh · physiques · trunks · midriffs · abs · pecs

group

gathering

Collection of people meeting

crowdLarge public gathering
bunchGrouped collection of items
crewWorking team aboard

gang · mob · throng · assembly · pack · horde · cluster · party · company · collective

fitness

sculpted

Shaped into art

tonedMuscularly firm and defined
rippedTorn or very muscular
muscularHaving well-developed sinews

athletic · buff · fit · chiseled · lean · defined · shredded · jacked · pumped · worked out

Opposites

physical vs. non-physical

Immaterial human essences

spirits · minds · psyches · consciousnesses · ghosts

informal vs. formal register

Structural makeup of bodies

physiques · bodies · soma · cadavers

Phrases

body languageUnspoken physical expression
body partsCorporeal structural elements
dead bodyDeceased person's remains
human bodyCorporeal self
body hairMammalian surface strands
body odorHuman sweat smell

Family

body, bodies, embodiment, bodied, embodied, disembodied, bodying, bod, embodies

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