corpse

simple noun25 collocationsAvg. frequency: 5.5

A redundant but common expression emphasizing the lack of life.

Emphasizes the lack of any sign of life.

Describes a corpse covered in blood.

Refers to a corpse in the process of decomposition.

Refers to a corpse that is decomposing.

Refers to the body of a deceased person.

Describes a corpse that is severely injured and twisted.

Describes a corpse that is unclothed.

Describes a corpse with parts of the body removed or damaged.

Describes a corpse swollen with gas or fluid.

Describes a corpse without a head.

Describes a corpse that has been burned.

A person who is alive but appears or feels dead; an invalid.

Similar to a 'living corpse', a person who is barely alive or an undead creature (e.g., zombie).

A corpse that has been preserved by drying.

The corpse is lying with limbs spread out awkwardly.

The corpse is in a horizontal position.

An area is covered with many corpses.

An area is scattered with many corpses.

To find a corpse, often unexpectedly.

To come across a dead body.

To prepare a corpse for viewing or burial.

To cut the limbs off a corpse.

To inflict violent and disfiguring injury on a corpse.

To treat a corpse with preservatives to prevent decay.