the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse.
Examples of corpse
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I did not hear the shot but I saw his uncovered corpse when the door was opened.
From the dailymail.co.uk
At the bottom of the staircase on the first floor lay the corpse of a young man.
From the sacbee.com
At issue were photos of bin Laden's corpse and video of his swift burial at sea.
From the timesunion.com
The corpse of Gaddafi's son on Thursday laid out in a private house in Misurata.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It's a horrible noise, like the sound of gas escaping from a six-day-old corpse.
From the tv.uk.msn.com
Corpse Bride is scheduled to be shown at 10 a.m. Saturday at The Little Theatre.
From the democratandchronicle.com
In the third, the two were hiking and stumbled upon the corpse with open wounds.
From the latimes.com
A hidden corpse, an illegitimate child, a beloved aunt living in public housing?
From the washingtonpost.com
Mizukami finds the truth like a dowser finding a corpse while looking for water.
From the orlandosentinel.com
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Cadaver: 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"
A cadaver, corpse or lich is a dead human body. The Latin term cadaver is normally used for a body in medical training or research.
Corpsing is a British theatrical slang term used to describe when an actor breaks character during a scene by laughing or by causing another cast member to laugh. ...
(Corpsing(band)) Corpsing are an extreme metal band from England, United Kingdom. They have previously been signed to Jason Mendoca's (Akercocke) Goat of Mendes Records label and are due to release their next album through Grindethic Records.
A dead body; (of an actor) to lose control during a performance and laugh uncontrollably
A dead body. (from the same body root that led to words like midriff, corporal, corporate)
To break up laughing while playing a scene. Usually not a good thing to do.
Not a dead body in a thriller! An actor who gets an unintended and uncontrollable fit of laughter on stage is said to "corpse".
A corpse in a dream is a danger signal of the highest order.It indicates sorrowful tidings and gloomy business prospects. The young will suffer many dissapointments and pleasures shall vanish.