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corpse

/koɹps/noun1 syllable

Corpse means: the dead body of a human being.

Synonyms for corpse16

noun, as in the dead body of a human being

cadaver, stiff, clay, remains

also used for corpse

anatomy, body, carcass, carrion, corse, DB, dog meat, dust, lich, offal, relics, reliquiae

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What does corpse mean?1

noun

1

the dead body of a human being“the cadaver was intended for dissection”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Corpse in a sentence

  • Live fast, die young, and leave a lovely corpse.DJ_Saidez
  • Who are you, dweller of this tiny stellar corpse?fpp
  • On the ground, lay the dismembered corpse of a gazelle.Amastan
  • Hisao's face was as pale as that of a corpse.unknown
  • Gunter looked and sounded like a living corpse.Amastan
  • The exquisite corpse will drink the new wine.Scott
  • The police found a headless corpse in the park near my house.CK
  • The dogs were gathered around the corpse of a dead pig.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of corpse

as a noun

plural
corpses