corpse

/kɔːrps/

Syllables corpse

Stress CORPSE

Phonics Breakdown

cor

/kɔːr/

long or

p

/p/

voiceless th

se

/s/

silent letter

Meaning

a dead body, especially of a human

Sound Reference

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cor=/kɔːr/(core) + ps=/ps/(lamps)

Example

The police found the corpse in an abandoned house.