corpse
[noun]
Synonyms: body, cadaver, carcass, remains, stiff (slang)

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Related Words: carrion, bones

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English Thesaurus: body, figure, build, physique, corpse, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

corpse /kɔːps $ kɔːrps/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: corps; ⇒ corps]
the dead body of a person Synonym : body:
The corpse was found by children playing in the woods.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

corpse
noun
ADJ. human | naked | bloody, headless, mutilated | decaying, desiccated, rotting We passed the desiccated corpse of a brigand hanging on a gibbet.
shrouded | embalmed, mummified | living For over a year he lay in his hospital bed, a living corpse.
VERB + CORPSE lay out The corpse had been laid out on a marble slab.
embalm | butcher, dismember, eviscerate, mutilate
CORPSE + VERB be sprawled, lie, sprawl They saw the corpse sprawled on the steps.
PHRASES be littered/strewn with corpses The ground was littered with the corpses of enemy soldiers.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

body the shape, size, and appearance of someone’s body:
Many women are not happy with their bodies.
His clothes emphasized his strong body.
figure a woman’s figure is the shape of her body – used especially when it is attractive:
She has a really nice figure.
Freya had an enviably slim figure.
build the size and shape of someone’s body – used in the following phrases:
Police described the man as tall and of medium build.
He was of heavy build.
She has a very slight build.
physique the size and appearance of someone’s body – used especially about men who look attractive:
He was over 1.8 m tall with a muscular physique.
Ben has a very athletic physique.
corpse noun [countable] the dead body of a person. Corpse is is used when you are thinking about the body as an object rather than a person:
Pathologists examined the corpse.
carcass noun [countable] the dead body of an animal:
a whale carcass
The carcasses of the infected animals were burned.
remains noun [plural] parts of a dead person or animal, especially when they died a long time ago:
Police found human remains under the floorboards of the house.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

body noun [countable] the dead body of a person:
Her body was discovered at the bottom of a cliff.
Firefighters found the body of a woman in the house.
corpse noun [countable] the dead body of a person. Corpse is is used when you are thinking about the body as an object rather than a person:
Pathologists examined the corpse.
carcass noun [countable] the dead body of an animal:
a whale carcass
The carcasses of the infected animals were burned.
remains noun [plural] parts of a dead person or animal, especially when they died a long time ago:
Police found human remains under the floorboards of the house.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲