dead body

/dɛd ˌbɑdi/

/dɛd ˈbɒdi/

Other forms: dead bodies

Definitions of dead body

1. noun

   a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
   synonyms: body

   types:

   carcase, carcass

   the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

   carrion

   the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food

   roadkill

   the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle

   cadaver, clay, corpse, remains, stiff

   the dead body of a human being

   mummy

   a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)

   cremains

   the remains of a dead body after cremation

   type of:

   natural object

   an object occurring naturally; not made by man