The dead body of a human being:
— The end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse.

synonyms: cadaver, clay, remains, stiff.

Roget 362: corpse, corse^†, carcass, cadaver, bones, skeleton, dry bones; defunct, relics, reliquiae [Lat.], remains, mortal remains, dust, ashes, earth, clay; mummy; carrion; food for worms, food for fishes; tenement of clay this mortal coil.    shade, ghost, manes.    organic remains, fossils.    ... show more

Dutch: aas, kadaver, kreng, lijk