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US/kɔːrps/
UK/kɔːps/
the body of a dead person
In context
Police found a corpse in the river early on Sunday morning.
In the zombie film, the corpses come back to life at midnight.
The detective noticed a strange mark on the wrist of the corpse.
Words that go with corpse
adjective + noun
- rotting corpsea dead body that is decayingHikers found a rotting corpse in the forest.
- decomposing corpsea dead body breaking down over timeThe smell of a decomposing corpse filled the room.
verb + noun
- identify the corpsesay who a dead body isPolice asked his sister to identify the corpse.
- bury a corpseput a dead body in the groundThe killer tried to bury the corpse in the garden.