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VOCABULARY BODY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Eyes | Either of the two organs on the face that you see with eyes |
| Teeth | Any of the hard white structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing food |
| Toes | One of the five small parts that stick out from the foot |
| Head | The part of the body on top of the neck containing the eyes, nose, mouth and brain |
| Eyebrow | The line of hair above the eye |
| Ears | Either of the organs on the sides of the head that you hear |
| Hair | The substance that looks like a mass of fine threads growing especially on the head; one of these threads growing on the body of people and some animals |
| Shoulder | Either of the two parts of the body between the top of each arm and the neck |
| Tongue | The soft part in the mouth that moves around, used for tasting, swallowing, speaking |
| Bones | Any of the hard parts that form the skeleton of the body of a human or an animal |
| Hand | The part of the body at the end of the arm, including the fingers and thumb |
| Finger | One of the four long thin parts that stick out from the hand (or five, if the thumb is included) |
| Knee | The joint between the top and bottom parts of the leg where it bends in the middle |
| Moustache | A line of hair that a man allows to grow on his upper lip |
| Ankle | The joint connecting the foot to the leg |
| Nose | The part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, used for breathing and smelling things |
| Leg | One of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body |
| Thumb | The short thick finger at the side of the hand, slightly apart from the other four |
| Neck | The part of the body between the head and the shoulders |
| Heel | The back part of the foot below the ankle |
| Mouth | The opening in the face used for speaking, eating |
| Beard | Hair that grows on the chin and cheeks of a man’s face; similar hair that grows on some animals |
| Elbow | The joint between the upper and lower parts of the arm where it bends in the middle |
| Belly | A large stomach that sticks out |
| Armpit | The part of the body under the arm where it joins the shoulder |
| Arm | Either of the two long parts that stick out from the top of the body and connect the shoulders to the hands |
| Foot | The lowest part of the leg, below the ankle, on which a person or an animal stands |
| Wrist | The joint between the hand and the arm |
| Chin | The part of the face below the mouth and above the neck |
| Belly button | The small hollow part or lump in the middle of the stomach where the umbilical cord was cut at birth |
| Wings | One of the parts of the body of a bird, insect or bat that it uses for flying |
| Feathers | One of the many soft light parts covering a bird’s body |
| Tail | The part that sticks out and can be moved at the back of the body of a bird, an animal or a fish |