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The only way I'd be caught without makeup is if my radio fell in the bathtub while I was taking a bath and electrocuted me and I was in between makeup at home. I hope my husband would slap a little lipstick on me before he took me to the morgue.
Dolly Parton

Meaning of "morgue" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MORGUE

From French la Morgue, a Paris mortuary.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MORGUE

morgue  [mɔːɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORGUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Morgue is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MORGUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

morgue

Morgue

A morgue or mortuary is used for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification, or removal for autopsy or disposal by burial, cremation or otherwise. In modern times they have customarily been refrigerated to delay decomposition.

Definition of morgue in the English dictionary

The definition of morgue in the dictionary is a room or file containing clippings, files, etc, used for reference in a newspaper.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MORGUE


Borg
bɔːɡ
Borlaug
ˈbɔːlɔːɡ
cyborg
ˈsaɪˌbɔːɡ
orgue
ˈɔːɡ
scuppaug
ˈskʌpɔːɡ
Seaborg
ˈsiːbɔːɡ
simorg
sɪˈmɔːɡ
Swedenborg
ˈswiːdənˌbɔːɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORGUE

morganatic
morganatically
morganite
morgay
morgellons
morgen
morgenstern
MORI
moria
moribund
moribundity
moribundly
morigerate
morigeration
morigerous
morion
Moriori
Morisco
morish

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORGUE

argue
Camargue
counterargue
Dergue
exergue
la Camargue
Laforgue
outargue
re-argue
redargue
the Dergue

Synonyms and antonyms of morgue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «morgue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORGUE

Find out the translation of morgue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of morgue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «morgue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

太平间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

depósito de cadáveres
570 millions of speakers

English

morgue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुर्दाघर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَشْرَحَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

морг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

necrotério
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শবাগার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

morgue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mayat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leichenschauhaus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死体保管所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영안실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Morgue
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà xác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிணவறைக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुर्दाघर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

morg
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

obitorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kostnica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

морг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

morgă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκροτομείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lykshuis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bårhus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

likhus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of morgue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORGUE»

The term «morgue» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.551 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MORGUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «morgue» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «morgue» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about morgue

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2 QUOTES WITH «MORGUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word morgue.
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Dolly Parton
The only way I'd be caught without makeup is if my radio fell in the bathtub while I was taking a bath and electrocuted me and I was in between makeup at home. I hope my husband would slap a little lipstick on me before he took me to the morgue.
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Dustin Yellin
As I got older, I got more Victorian and morbid. I got into things that circled around death, like skulls or morgue photographs or handwritten diaries. They can be almost haunted with all this history, and you project onto it and then it gets onto you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORGUE»

Discover the use of morgue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to morgue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Morgue and Me
But all of that did happen. And Christopher?s life will never be the same. With plenty of plot twists, red herrings, and dry wit, The Morgue and Me is a page-turning modern take on the classic detective genre.
John C. Ford, 2009
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue:
Bound facsimile of the manuscript in the Drexel Institute. RBR has another copy.
Edgar Allan Poe, 1933
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Being There: Medical Student Morgue Volunteers Following ...
The volume includes a foreword by Charles Hirsch M.D., the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York, who ran the massive effort to identify remains.
Barry M. Goldstein, 2005
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Try the Morgue: A Novel
A former gun runner who left the life to marry and have a baby describes her time in the world's most dangerous hotspots, sealing deals with warlords and corrupt military leaders for AK-47s and hollow-point bullets.
Eva Maria Staal, 2012
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Meet Me at the Morgue
Somebody in Pacific Point is guilty of a kidnapping, but what probation officer Howard Cross wants to find most is innocence: in an ex-war hero who has taken a tough manslaughter rap, in a wealthy woman with a heart full of secrets, and in ...
Ross Macdonald, 2010
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
In this graphic novel adaptation, Edgar Allan Poe's classic murder mystery is transformed into a hair-raising visual feast depicting one man's deadly pursuit of a killer of a different kind.
Anita Yasuda, 2013
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Roux Morgue: A Mary Ryan Mystery
A Mary Ryan Mystery Claire M Johnson. f he didn't shut up and stop attacking that plate, I was going to hurl myself across the table, grab his fork, and stab him with it. I coughed to sneak a glance at my watch. I 'd been smiling nonstop for ...
Claire M Johnson, 2011
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Tales from the morgue: forensic answers to nine famous cases ...
His vast experience and his willingness to take on the establishment if necessary and provide proof that runs counter to popular opinion make this book a page-turner.
Cyril H. Wecht, Mark Curriden, Angela Powell, 2005
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Destination: Morgue
The second volume of the James Ellroy's previously uncollected writings: true crime, sex, scandal and a sizzling new novella. James Ellroy is acknowledged as one of America's greatest living writers.
James Ellroy, 2011
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Morgue Mama: The Cross Kisses Back: A Morgue Mama Mystery
Aubrey enlists Morgue Mama’s help and together they begin a harrowing search for the truth. Digging into the morgue’s file, they soon—dangerously—uncover enough suspects to fill a church with those who do the devil’s work.
C R Corwin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORGUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term morgue is used in the context of the following news items.
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New home to Dillinger Museum opens
... booking room and county morgue, by early afternoon. "This is the opening. I had to come out for the opening," Roberta Vera of Griffith said. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Officer injured in shootout that killed suspect in murder of Philly …
She identified her daughter at the morgue. She held her lifeless granddaughter in her arms as she faded. She told Megan's children, Angelina, ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
3
Bikers help grieving widow find late husband's missing wedding ring
When he had no luck there, he went to the morgue, contacted the investigator on site that day, and eventually got a group together to visit to the ... «Today.com, Jul 15»
4
Dominium will develop 190 affordable housing units at Fort Snelling …
... 1879 and 1939 for a variety of uses including housing, a gymnasium, hospital, bakery and a morgue, according to Finance & Commerce. «Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal, Jul 15»
5
Rand Paul loathes Washington. But he's the only presidential …
The Gore camp, realizing its misstep, broke the lease and relocated its headquarters to Tennessee. It found a prime location in a former morgue ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
iZombie Is Really Sorry About What Happened With Lowell
... about a medical examiner whose new zombiedom allows her to see the memories of the murder victims that pass through the morgue. «io9, Jul 15»
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Queens man can't repay the $25K he owes for collecting dead dad's …
A Queens man who left his ex-NYPD father's body at the morgue so he could continue to collect the old man's benefits is having problems ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Kin seek justice for maid found in Saudi morgue
The family of an overseas Filipino worker who was recently found in a morgue in Saudi Arabia after being reported kidnapped last year is ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
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Rs 14.75L-worth equipment 'missing' from morgue
Bambolim: Something smells foul at the Goa medical college (GMC) and hospital's new state-of-the-art 108-cabinet mortuary. «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Unclaimed body, a diplomatic issue: No takers for foreigner's corpse …
Unclaimed body, a diplomatic issue: No takers for foreigner's corpse in Gurgaon morgue. By Raghav Ohri, ET Bureau | 18 Jul, 2015, 04.00AM ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

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