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PRONUNCIATION OF BODY COUNT

body count  [ˈbɒdɪ kaʊnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BODY COUNT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Body count is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BODY COUNT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

body count

Body count

A body count is the total number of people killed in a particular event. In combat, a body count is often based on the number of confirmed kills, but occasionally only an estimate.

Definition of body count in the English dictionary

The definition of body count in the dictionary is number of people killed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BODY COUNT


account
əˈkaʊnt
amount
əˈmaʊnt
count
kaʊnt
current-account
ˈkʌrəntəˌkaʊnt
discount
dɪsˈkaʊnt
dismount
dɪsˈmaʊnt
fount
faʊnt
mount
maʊnt
paramount
ˈpærəˌmaʊnt
re-count
riːˈkaʊnt
recount
rɪˈkaʊnt
remount
riːˈmaʊnt
seamount
ˈsiːˌmaʊnt
surmount
sɜːˈmaʊnt
tantamount
ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt
undercount
ˈʌndəˌkaʊnt
unmount
ʌnˈmaʊnt
viscount
ˈvaɪkaʊnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BODY COUNT

body beautiful
body belt
body blow
body building
body cavity
body clock
body colour
body combat
body copy
body corporate
body double
body dysmorphic disorder
body fascism
body fat
body fluids
body hair
body horror
body image
body language
body lotion

WORDS THAT END LIKE BODY COUNT

at a discount
bank account
business account
call to account
checking account
credit account
current account
investment account
loan account
no-account
on account
pollen count
revenue account
savings account
sperm count
taxable amount
time discount
to account
trade discount
trading account
volume discount

Synonyms and antonyms of body count in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «body count» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BODY COUNT

Find out the translation of body count to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of body count from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «body count» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

歼敌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

número de muertos
570 millions of speakers

English

body count
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शरीर गणना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدد الجثث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Число жертв
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contagem de corpos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেহ মাপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nombre de corps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kiraan badan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zählung der Toten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死者数
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바디 카운트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacah awak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

số cơ thể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடல் எண்ணிக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शरीर गणना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vücut sayısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

body count
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

liczba ofiar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

число жертв
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

număr de corp
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρίθμηση σωμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

liggaam telling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kroppsräkning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

body count
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of body count

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BODY COUNT»

The term «body count» is regularly used and occupies the 60.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BODY COUNT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about body count

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BODY COUNT»

Discover the use of body count in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to body count and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Body Count
Details the horrifying murder spree of Robert Lee Yeats, a seemingly devoted husband and father, National Guard helicopter pilot, and Desert Storm veteran, who sexually violated and brutally murdered thirteen women in the state of ...
Burl Barer, 2012
2
Body Counts: A Memoir of Politics, Sex, AIDS, and Survival
Sean Strub, founder of the groundbreaking POZ magazine, producer of the hit play The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, and the first openly HIV-positive candidate for U.S. Con­gress, charts his remarkable life—a story of politics and AIDS ...
Sean Strub, 2014
3
Body Count
A novel about the fears and obsessions of a lieutenant and his men fighting in Vietnam in the sixties reveals the author's concern about the character of the United States Marine Corps
William Turner Huggett, 1974
4
Body Count: Moral Poverty... And How to Win America's War ...
The authors blaim the increase in violent crime on "abject moral poverty, the destitution visited upon children raised without loving, capable, responsible adults who teach fright from wrong."
William John Bennett, 1996
5
Body Count: How they turned AIDS into a catastrophe
This book shows how millions could have been saved and many millions more infections could have been prevented if the world had responded properly to the crisis.
Peter Gill, 2010
6
Body Count
FBI agent Sophie Anderson has been trained to crawl into the sick minds of serial killers, to understand their depraved impulses and vile cravings—to catch them before the body count rises.
P.D. Martin, 2011
7
War, Violence, and Population: Making the Body Count
Grounded in theory and research, this book offers a spatial perspective on how and why populations are regulated and disciplined by mass violence—and why these questions matter for scholars concerned about social justice.
James A. Tyner, 2009
8
Body Count: The Father Koesler Mysteries:
DIV"As regular as the solstice, Kienzle annually provides a new Catholic whodunit, inviting the readers to shut out the rest of the world and spend a few absorbing hours watching his venerable alter ego, Koesler, peel back the layers of a ...
William Kienzle, 2012
9
Body Count
IN THE WAR OF TOMORROW, THERE'LL BE NO SURVIVORS!
James Rouch, 2013
10
Viet Nam Body Count
Forty-one years is a long time to hold a secret that haunts its keeper. Viet Nam Body Count is a slightly fictionalized story that reveals the secrets that sailor, Mushroom Montoya, has kept hidden, in a dark place in his heart.
Mushroom Montoya, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BODY COUNT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term body count is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Vyapam scam: Rising body count makes it politically prudent for BJP …
To say the least, the increasing number of mysterious deaths in Madhya Pradesh's Vyapam scam has put Chief Minister Shivraj Singh ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
2
'Scream Queens' [SPOILER ALERT!]: A Series Of Thrills And …
... of the fact that "Scream Queens" has a comedy vibe throughout the first season, it certainly has its share of thrills and massive body count. «Jobs & Hire, Jul 15»
3
Album Review: Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free
“There's not as heavy a body count,” quipped Isbell in an interview with Rolling Stone. By bringing back his band, 400 Unit, Isbell trades the ... «Consequence of Sound, Jul 15»
4
Egypt media group chides reporters for questioning army statements
“If you have a body count that does not come from the army, then it must ... The focus on numbers and body count is crucial because “a higher ... «Middle East Eye, Jul 15»
5
Drug-Related Deaths On The Rise In Westmoreland County
But the overdose body count continues to rise. “All socio-economic groups, all parts of the county, it's everybody,” says Bacha. “It doesn't ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
6
Vyapam scam exposes underbelly of a criminalised and weak state
At best they get local coverage, unless the rise in body count suddenly catches the national media's eye, as it did in the case of Vyapam. «Firstpost, Jul 15»
7
A goon grows in Gotham, or, a henchman's progress
If the Bat's life goal was just having a body count of zero, then he was doing something that the vast majority of people managed without even ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
8
Adding Music To The Mayhem: 'Heathers: The Musical' Brings The …
Other favorite catchphrases including, “What's your damage?,” “My teen angst bullsh*t has a body count,” and of course “F*** me gently with a ... «Neon Tommy, Jul 15»
9
America's Endless Air Wars. Extensive US and Allied Aerial …
Body Count, a recent report published by Physicians for Social Responsibility, confirmed previous estimates of well over a million people killed ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
10
Khloe Kardashian Dating James Harden? 'KUWTK' Star Just Can't …
His body count high!" referring to James Harden. Copyright ⓒ 2015 DramaStars.com All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. «KDramaStars, Jul 15»

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