Definition of corpse - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
human remainsdead body, especially of a human
- The archaeologists discovered an ancient corpse in the tomb.
2.
obsolete thingRare something no longer useful or viableRare
- The old factory stood like a corpse, a relic of a bygone era..
Verb
- His joke was so funny it made her corpse on stage.
Expressions with corpse
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sentence or image made from the game
The gallery displayed an exquisite corpse from the event.
Origin of corpse
Latin, corpus (body)
Terms with corpse included in their meaning
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corpse
dead body of a person or animal
horror
reanimated corpse in horror stories or voodoo
biology
corpse of a human or animal
horror
reanimated embalmed corpse in horror films
corpse
dead human or animal
medical study
corpse
zombie
reanimated corpse
corpse
dead body of a person
ceremony
procession escorting a corpse to burial
burying dead
place a corpse in a grave or tomb
corpse
the act of digging up a buried body
slang for corpse
corpse, especially of a murdered person
deceased
male corpse
law enforcement
corpse floating in water
corpse-like appearance
resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony
health
corpse-like look, often with extreme pallor and skinniness
burial
wrap a corpse in a cerecloth
death
resembling a corpse in appearance or stillness
death
dead body or corpse
ritual burial
ritualistic placing of a corpse in a grave
religion
Jewish sect member vowed to avoid alcohol, haircuts, and corpse contact
folklore
reanimated corpse in Haitian folklore
Examples of corpse in a sentence
A corpse was found in the abandoned building. The abandoned ship was a corpse on the shore. The outdated software is now a digital corpse. The comedian managed to corpse his co-star during the skit. She tried not to corpse but failed miserably at the punchline.
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- French:cadavre, provoquer un fou rire, ...
- German:Leichnam, zum Lachen bringen, ...
- Italian:cadavere, far ridere, ...
- Spanish:cadáver, hacer reír, ...
- Portuguese:cadáver, fazer rir incontrolavelmente, ...
- Chinese:尸体, 笑场, ...
- Japanese:死体, 笑わせる, ...
- Arabic:جُثَّة, جَعَلَ المُمَثِّل يَنْفَجِر ضَحِكًا, ...
- Hebrew:גּוּפָה, לְהַצְחִיק שַׂחְקָן אַחֵר עַד שֶׁהוּ יוֹצֵא מֵהַדְּמוּת, ...
- Russian:труп, рассмешить, ...
- Ukrainian:труп, розсмішити, ...
- Hindi:शव, हँसाना, ...
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