Body Parts Vocabulary in English

Learn 166 English words about the human body with short English clues, pronunciation, flashcards and a vocabulary quiz.

Nouns

English clue	English word and pronunciation
The sides of your body below the waist	hips
The belly area between the chest and pelvis	abdomen
All the physical parts of a person	body
The bones protecting your brain	skull
The area above your eyebrows	forehead
The inside surface of your hand	palm
The front of your neck, inside and out	throat
Long organs that absorb nutrients from food	intestines
The short, thick digit on your hand	thumb
The upper front part of your torso	chest
The joint in the middle of your leg	knee
A hard part of the skeleton	bone
The column of bones along your back	backbone
The joint connecting your foot and leg	ankle
The joints where your fingers meet your hand	knuckles
The column of vertebrae supporting your body	spine
The red liquid circulating through your body	blood
The joint halfway along your arm	elbow
The organ where a baby develops before birth	womb
The fleshy back part of your lower leg	calf
The smallest finger on your hand	little finger
The ring of bones at the base of your trunk	pelvis
Tissue that contracts to move your body	muscle
Liquid waste produced by the kidneys	urine
The organ used for thinking and memory	brain
The joint between your hand and arm	wrist
The external reproductive organs	genitals
Two organs that filter waste from your blood	kidneys
A fibre that carries signals in your body	nerve
A limb used for standing and walking	leg
The part of your face used for breathing and smelling	nose
The organ you use to see	eye
The hollow beneath your shoulder	armpit
The digits at the ends of your feet	toes
One of the digits on your hand	finger
The finger next to your little finger	ring finger
The longest finger on most hands	middle finger
The finger you often use to point	index finger
The hard coverings at the tips of your fingers	fingernails
The organ that stores urine	bladder
The front upper part of the chest	breast
The chest area; the second term is informal slang	breasts; tits (slang)
A hand with all its fingers curled inward	fist
The back underside of your foot	heel
The rear side of your torso	back
Two organs that take oxygen from the air	lungs
The raised top part of your foot	instep
The underside of your foot	sole
The soft side of your face below the eye	cheek
The two fleshy parts you sit on	buttocks
Moisture released through your skin	sweat
The joint where your arm meets your torso	shoulder
The limb between your shoulder and hand	arm
The part at the end of your arm with fingers	hand
The organ that pumps blood	heart
The outer covering of your body	skin
The ability to detect sounds	hearing
The sense used to notice flavours	taste
Mucus from the nose; an informal word	snot
A place where two bones meet	joint
The part of your leg below the ankle	foot
All the bones that support your body	skeleton
The part connecting your head to your torso	neck
Liquid produced in your mouth	saliva; spit
The narrow area between ribs and hips	waist
A blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart	arterie
Body tissue that stores energy	fat
The chest area, especially its measurements	bust
The main part of the body without head or limbs	trunk
The front of your head	face
An informal word for the part you sit on	bottom
The organ used to hear sounds	ear
The upper part of your leg	thigh
An organ that processes nutrients and toxins	liver
The sense that detects odours	smell
The strands growing from your scalp	hair
A small pouch attached to the large intestine	appendix
The ability to see	sight
Curved bones protecting the chest	ribs
One of the ways you perceive the world	sense
The organ that begins digesting food	stomach
A digestive liquid made by the liver	bile
A blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart	vein

Adjectives

English clue	English word and pronunciation
Often becoming ill; not very robust	sickly
Not feeling healthy	ill; sick
Having little body fat	thin
Having unusually long legs	long-Iegged
Having a strong, solid body shape	well-built
Having a rounded or curved upper back	hump-backed
Having a lot of body fat	fat
Having a condition that limits certain activities	disabled
Very thin, with bones clearly visible	bony
Having knees that angle inward	knock-kneed
Preferring to use the left hand	left-handed
Not in good physical condition	unfit
Feeling slightly ill	unwell
Not tall	short
Having shoulders curved forward	round-shouldered
Having wide shoulders	broad-shouldered
Preferring to use the right hand	right-handed
Able to exert a lot of force	strong
Lacking physical strength	weak
In good physical condition	fit
Having greater than average height	tall
In good physical or mental health	healthy

Verbs

English clue	English word and pronunciation
To hit repeatedly	to beat
To move quickly on foot	to run
To run slowly for exercise	to jog
To move on foot at a normal pace	to walk
To draw something towards yourself	to pull
To release gas noisily from the stomach	to belch
To be physically active for fitness	to take excercise
To look after your physical health	to take care of one's body
To have trouble breathing because the airway is blocked	to choke
To make contact with something using your body	to touch
To touch or feel something with your fingers	to finger
To rub skin with your nails	to scratch
To sit or stand with a drooping posture	to slouch
To do physical activities that improve fitness	to do keep-fit exercises
To move your hand gently over something	to stroke
To cut or grip something with your teeth	to bite
To put food into your mouth and swallow it	to eat
To strike your hands together to applaud	to clap
To have sexual intercourse; a gentle expression	to make love
To move slowly from side to side	to sway
To strike something with your foot	to kick
To walk with long, purposeful steps	to stride
To rest in a horizontal position	to lie
To touch lightly so someone laughs	to tickle
To move your hand in greeting	to wave
To curve or fold part of your body	to bend
To put your arms around someone	to embrace
To take air into and out of your lungs	to breathe
To tilt your body or rest against something	to lean
To move something away by applying force	to push
To swallow a liquid	to drink
To bend your upper body forward	to stoop
To release moisture through your skin	to sweat
To jump on one foot	to hop
To touch gently with your open hand	to pat
To make food or liquid go down your throat	to swallow
To release gas from the intestines; a rude term	to fart (vulgar)
To become larger or older	to grow
To increase your muscles and physical strength	to build up one's body
To change and become more advanced	to develop
To release urine from the body	to piss (potocznie); to urinate
To push yourself off the ground	to jump
To walk unsteadily as if about to fall	to stagger
To detect sound with your ears	to hear
To rest with your eyes closed and unconscious	to sleep
To be upright on your feet	to stand
To become older	to get old
To make a sharp sound with your fingers	to snap (fingers)
To squeeze skin between finger and thumb	to pinch; to nip
To push someone with your elbow	to elbow
To hold someone closely in your arms	to hug
To break down food inside the body	to digest
To push someone gently with your elbow	to nudge
To have something in your hands or control it	to handle; to keep; to hold
To hold someone close affectionately	to cuddle
To bring your foot down heavily	to stamp
To hit someone with a closed hand	to punch
To walk unevenly because of an injured leg	to limp
To detect an odour with your nose	to smell
To perceive something with your eyes	to see
To show a direction using your finger	to point

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