Words / B2

KORPS/kɔːps/

A corpse is a dead body, especially of a person: a preserved corpse; discover a corpse. Body is broader; carcass is usually an animal. The archaeology paper describes a preserved corpse. Mix-up: corps (previous); cores. Do not write corpse for a living military unit, or as a joke about a tired classmate.

Meaning

A dead body, especially of a person.

Examples

• “The archaeology paper describes a preserved corpse, not a horror caption.”
• “A corpse is not a corps: the silent-p unit is living staff, which is the spelling trap.”

Good to know

a corpse; a preserved / unidentified corpse. Animal: carcass. Trap: corps. History, archaeology, and news. A dead human body, not a military unit.

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