morgue
2 synonyms for morgue, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A building or room, especially at a hospital or under police authority, where dead bodies are kept until identification or burial.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
mortuary
dead room
How to use morgue
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
taken to the morgue
city morgue
the paper's morgue
Etymology
From French morgue. The newspaper sense grew out of the mortuary sense, by way of an old meaning "a place where things sit unclaimed and unused."
Full origin of morgue →Frequently asked questions
What does “morgue” mean?
The word “morgue” means a building or room, especially at a hospital or under police authority, where dead bodies are kept until identification or burial. In plain terms, most often means the place bodies are stored before burial; the newspaper-archive meaning is an older, less common extension.
How do you pronounce “morgue”?
“Morgue” is pronounced mawg (/moɹɡ/ in IPA).
How do you use “morgue” in a sentence?
Here is “morgue” used in a sentence: “The body was taken to the morgue for a formal identification.”
What part of speech is “morgue”?
“Morgue” is a noun.
Where does the word “morgue” come from?
The word “morgue” comes from French. From French morgue. The newspaper sense grew out of the mortuary sense, by way of an old meaning "a place where things sit unclaimed and unused.".
How many meanings does “morgue” have?
“Morgue” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a building or room, especially at a hospital or under police authority, where dead bodies are kept until identification or burial.
