Library / English Dictionary

CADAVER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The dead body of a human being

Example:

honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay

Synonyms:

cadaver; clay; corpse; remains; stiff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("cadaver" is a kind of...):

body; dead body (a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cadaver"):

cremains (the remains of a dead body after cremation)

Derivation:

cadaveric; cadaverous (of or relating to a cadaver or corpse)

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