Definitions for corpse
kɔrpscorpse

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remainsnoun

   the dead body of a human being

   "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. corpsenoun

   a dead body

   Etymology: From corpus

2. corpseverb

   to lose control during a performance and laugh uncontrollably

   Etymology: From corpus

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Corpsenoun

   a human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously

   Etymology: [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See Midriff, and cf. Corse, Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo.]

2. Corpsenoun

   the dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig

   Etymology: [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See Midriff, and cf. Corse, Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Corpse

   korps, or kors, n. the dead body of a human being.—ns. Corpse′-can′dle, a light seen hovering over a grave—an omen of death; Corpse′-gate, the lichgate (see Lichgate). [M. E. corps, earlier cors—O. Fr. cors, the body—L. corpus.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. corpse

   Jack's term for the party of marines embarked; the corps.

Matched Categories

1. • Dead Body

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'corpse' in Nouns Frequency: #2709

Anagrams for corpse »

1. copers

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of corpse in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of corpse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of corpse in a Sentence

1. Pallo Conteh:

   I am expecting more cases, we are sure that the body was washed ... so all those who took part in the washing of the corpse, all those who were helping her when she was having wet symptoms would all become infected.

2. Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah:

   There is no need to panic. The corpse has been buried and our contact tracing has started work.

3. Minna Antrim:

   The Green-eyed Monster causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros.

4. Pauline Musariri:

   Its a stubborn fly that follows a corpse to the grave!

5. Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah:

   A 17-year-old corpse was tested positive for Ebola virus. This took place in Margibi County. There is no need to panic. The corpse has been buried and our contact tracing has started work.

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