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BODY
VOCABULARY BODY
Term | Definition |
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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 |