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morgue

Definition

  • noun: a place where the bodies of dead people are kept until they are buried or cremated
  • noun: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
  • often used figuratively or in the phrase 'like a morgue' to describe a place that is very quiet and sad
  • synonyms: deadhouse, dead house

Examples

  • The locker room was a 'morgue' after the team lost yet another game.

  • old news stories found in a newspaper 'morgue'

  • The locker room was 'like a morgue'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Wait. There's more. You're gonna love this. A few hours later, a little -year-old girl comes into my office... armed to the teeth, with the firm intention of sending me to the morgue. Do you know who came and got her right there in my building? The very same... Italian hit man. (..)
    1994 Léon: The Professional