Body
Body noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.
Usage example: the body of the novel was quite good, even if the beginning was a bit slow
Point
Point noun - The central part or aspect of something under consideration.
Usage example: that clueless reviewer seems to have missed the whole point of the book
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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William can be shortened to Bill, and Distal can mean "situated away from the center of the body or point of attachment.", such as a finger to a hand.
Source: Comic Book / Batman: Endgame - His body is overheating from going into a meltdown from nuclear overload to the point where his flesh is now melting off of his body.
Source: Body Horror / Film -
Particularly funny because the male lead, Tony Ramos, is known in Brazil for his dense body hair, to the point when his name became another word for "hairy male"
Source: Painful Body Waxing
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Point and Body. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/body/point
Body & Point. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/body/point>.
Point or Body. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/body/point.
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