corpse (noun)

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• corpse — ► NOUN ▪ a dead body, especially of a human. ► VERB theatrical slang ▪ spoil a piece of acting by forgetting one s lines or laughing uncontrollably. ORIGIN Latin corpus …   English terms dictionary

• corpse candle — noun : a luminous appearance resembling the flame of a candle sometimes seen in churchyards and thought to presage someone s death * * * corpse candle noun A light seen hovering over a grave, an omen of death • • • Main Entry: ↑corpse * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• corpse — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ naked ▪ bloody, charred, headless, mangled, mutilated ▪ decaying …   Collocations dictionary

• corpse light — noun see corpse plant * * * corpse light, = corpse candle. (Cf. ↑corpse candle) …   Useful english dictionary

• corpse — I noun body, cadaver, carcass, carrion, casualty, corpus, dead body, dead person, deceased, departed, individual, lifeless body, mortal remains, murder victim, organic remains, remains, victim associated concepts: corpus delicti II index body …   Law dictionary

• corpse — [ kɔrps ] noun count * the body of a dead person: They found his corpse a week later, washed up on the shore …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• corpse plant — noun also corpse light : indian pipe * * * corpse plant, = Indian pipe. (Cf. ↑Indian pipe) …   Useful english dictionary

• corpse-gate — corpseˈ gate noun A lichgate • • • Main Entry: ↑corpse …   Useful english dictionary

• corpse — noun (C) the dead body of a person: Her corpse was found floating in the river …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• corpse — noun the corpse was stolen from the morgue Syn: dead body, body, carcass, skeleton, remains, mortal remains; informal stiff; Medicine cadaver See note at body …   Thesaurus of popular words

• corpse — noun Etymology: Middle English corps, from Anglo French cors, corps, from Latin corpus Date: 13th century 1. archaic a human or animal body whether living or dead 2. a. a dead body especially of a human being b …   New Collegiate Dictionary