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corpse
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corpse  (kôrps)
n.
A dead body, especially the dead body of a human.

[Middle English corps, from Latin corpus; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.]

corpse [kɔːps]
n
a dead body, esp of a human being; cadaver
vb
(Performing Arts / Theatre) Theatre slang to laugh or cause to laugh involuntarily or inopportunely while on stage
[from Old French corps body, from Latin corpus body]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.corpsecorpse - the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"
dead body, body - a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"
cremains - the remains of a dead body after cremation

corpse
noun body, remains, carcass, cadaver, stiff (slang) The victim's corpse was pulled out of the river.
Related words
fear necrophobia
Translations
corpse [kɔːps] Ncadáver m

corpse [ˈkɔːrps] ncadavre m

corpse
nLeiche f, → Leichnam m (geh)
vi (Theat sl) → einen Lachanfall bekommen

corpse [kɔːps] ncadavere m
corpse [kɔːps] ncadavere m

corpse
n corpse [koːps]
a dead body, especially of a human being Don't move the corpse before you send for the police. lyk جُثَّـه، جُثـمـان труп mrtvola lig die Leiche πτώμα cadáver surnukeha جنازه ruumis cadavre גוּפָה शव leš, truplo hulla mayat lík cadavere 死体 시체 lavonas līķis mayat lijk lik zwłoki cadáver cadavru труп mŕtvola truplo leš lik ซากศพ ceset 屍體 труп لاش، نعش tử thi

corpse جثة mrtvola lig Leiche πτώμα cadáver ruumis cadavre leš salma 死体 시체 lijk lik trup cadáver труп lik ซากศพ ceset xác chết 尸体


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