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corpse
[kawrps]
noun
a dead body, usually of a human being.
Synonyms:something no longer useful or viable.
rusting corpses of old cars.
Obsolete.Ìýa human or animal body, whether alive or dead.
corpse
/ °ìɔ˱è²õ /
noun
a dead body, esp of a human being; cadaver
verb
slangÌýtheatre to laugh or cause to laugh involuntarily or inopportunely while on stage
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of corpse1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“People were essentially taking bets on how my brother’s corpse would be found and which nefarious shadow group would be behind his death,†Coomer’s brother told the New York Times in 2021.
Bundy is the book’s charismatic centerpiece, a handsome, well-dressed sociopath in shiny patent-leather shoes, flitting from college to college, job to job, corpse to corpse.
This class of “carrion flowers†includes many species, but few are as charismatic as Rafflesia arnoldii, also known as the “stinking corpse lily,†which also holds the record as the world’s largest flower.
It’s also largely responsible for the smell of the delicately-named dead horse arum, a relative of the so-called corpse flower, or titan arum.
The daughter who found discovered her mother’s body said the dogs had bitten into the corpse, though officials could not confirm this.
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