Synonyms for morgue
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.
Forms
- Plural
- morgues → mortuaries…
Example sentences
- mortuary Tom's corpse is in the mortuary now.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| morgue | rising | |
| mortuary | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- mortuary4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mortuary4 = 4 syllables).