corpse
[ kawrps ]
/ kɔrps /
noun
a dead body, usually of a human being.
something no longer useful or viable: rusting corpses of old cars.
Obsolete.
a human or animal body, whether alive or dead.
Origin of corpse
synonym study for corpse
1. See
body.
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British Dictionary definitions for corpse
corpse
/ (kɔːps) /
noun
a dead body, esp of a human being; cadaver
verb
theatre slang
to laugh or cause to laugh involuntarily or inopportunely while on stage
Word Origin for corpse
C14: from Old French
corps body, from Latin
corpus body
Medical definitions for corpse
corpse
[ kôrps ]
n.
A dead body, especially the dead body of a human.
A cadaver.