bod

bod
bod 1788, "a person," short for BODY (Cf. body). Meaning "physical body" is recorded from 1933.

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  • BOD — BOD; bod·ice; bod·i·ment; bod·ing·ly; bod·le; bod·lei·an; bod; dis·bod·ied; em·bod·i·er; em·bod·i·ment; fore·bod·er; gads·bod·i·kins; ich·a·bod; ods·bod·i·kins; bod·ied; bod·kin; fore·bod·ing·ly; fore·bod·ing·ness; …   English syllables

  • BOD — may refer to:* BOD (psychedelic), a hallucinogenic drug * Bod (TV series) * Bod, Braşov, a commune in Romania * BCL2L11, a human gene * Biochemical oxygen demand, a chemical procedure * Board of directors, a governing group of a company *… …   Wikipedia

  • Bod — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • bod — [bɔd US ba:d] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: body] 1.) BrE spoken a person ▪ He s a clever bod. 2.) informal someone s body ▪ She s got a lovely bod. 3.) odd bod informal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bod — /bod/, n. Informal. 1. body: You ve got to have a great bod to look good in that bathing suit. 2. Chiefly Brit. person: We need a few more bods to help with the extra work. [1780 90; short for BODY] * * * …   Universalium

  • BOD — [Abk. für gleichbed. engl. biological oxygen demand]: svw. ↑ BSB. * * * BoD,   Book on Demand …   Universal-Lexikon

  • bod-pa — bōdˈpä, bəˈpä noun plural Etymology: Tibetan Bod Tibet + pa (suffix used in individual and family names) : the Tibetans of southern central Tibet …   Useful english dictionary

  • bod|i|ly — «BOD uh lee», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. of the body; in the body; physical: »bodily pain. Athletes have bodily strength. 2. having a body or bodies; corporeal; material: »a bodily substance. –adv. 1. in person; …   Useful english dictionary

  • bôd — m 〈N mn bódovi〉 1. {{001f}}a. {{001f}}ubod iglom ili šiljastim predmetom b. {{001f}}tehnika u vezenju i pletenju [krupni ∼] 2. {{001f}}vojn. zast. a. {{001f}}nož koji se nasađuje na pušku, bajunet b. {{001f}}bodež 3. {{001f}}osjećaj probadanja… …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • BOD — sigla ES ingl. Biochemical Oxygen Demand, richiesta biochimica di ossigeno, quantità di ossigeno richiesta affinché le acque di rifiuto possano epurarsi naturalmente per mezzo di processi biochimici …   Dizionario italiano

  • bod — [ bad ] noun count INFORMAL 1. ) a person s body 2. ) BRITISH a person …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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