corpses
USKORP-siz/ˈkoɹpsɪz/SayKAWP-sizUK/ˈkɔːpsɪz/AUS/ˈkoːpsɪz/
- 1Plural of corpse. Use it for more than one dead body.
The detectives found two corpses in the basement.
Flies buzzed around the corpses of fish on the beach.
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- 2Third-person singular present of corpse. Use it with he, she, it or any singular noun, such as the actor.
On the TV show, the actor corpses and has to turn away from the camera.
During the show, Sam whispers a joke and corpses the actor next to him.
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Showing meanings only.
corpses is a form of corpse
corpse, noun: A dead body, usually of a person and not an animal. Full entry
- Forms
- corpsecorpses plural
- Spelling
- corpse → corpses: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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