animal
adjective [before noun] (PHYSICAL) /ˈæn.ɪ.məl/Definition
› relating to physical desires or needs, and not spiritual or mental ones: As an actor, he has a sort of animal magnetism. She knew that Dave wasn't the right man for her but she couldn't deny the animal attraction between them.The body
(Definition of animal adjective (PHYSICAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Bone structures
- Glands in the human body
- Miscellaneous animal body parts
- Other major organs
- Physical irregularities
- Relating to particular parts of the body
- Sexual & reproductive organs
- Substances & structures in the body
- The arm
- The brain & nervous system
- The breast
- The buttocks
- The circulatory system & blood
- The digestive system
- The ear
- The eye & surrounding area
- The foot
- The hand
- The head
- The head & face
- The head & neck of non-human animals
- The human torso
- The leg
- The legs & feet of non-human animals
- The mouth & throat
- The nose
- The skin, & skin colour
- The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
- The teeth
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Synonyms and related words:
- -bodied suffix (PHYSICAL STRUCTURE)
- anatomy noun
- bod noun (BODY)
- bodily adjective
- bodily adverb
- body noun (PHYSICAL STRUCTURE)
- build noun
- corporal adjective
- corporeal adjective
- figure noun (SHAPE)
- flesh noun
- frame noun (STRUCTURE)
- local adjective
- physical adjective (BODY)
- physically adverb (BODY)
- physically adverb (REAL)
- physique noun
- system noun (SET)
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