Corpse and Skeleton

Corpse

Corpse noun - A dead body.

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Skeleton and corpse are semantically related in cadaver topic. In some cases you can use "Skeleton" instead a noun "Corpse", when it comes to topics like dead body.

Skeleton

Skeleton noun - The arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form.

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Synonyms for Skeleton

Corpse and skeleton are semantically related in cadaver topic. You can use "Corpse" instead a noun "Skeleton".

Nearby Words: skeletal, skeletonized

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How words are described

human	human corpse	human skeleton
old	old corpse	old skeleton
female	female corpse	female skeleton
fake	fake corpse	fake skeleton
Other adjectives: single, actual, entire, real, male, decayed, living, animated, flaming, withered, gigantic, talking, desiccated, giant, burnt, headless, rotting, reanimated, smoking, charred, undead, bloodied.

Both words in one sentence

A dance of death between a woman of age with the personification of death (usually portrayed as a withered corpse or skeleton).

Source: Beast and Beauty
Averted in Dragon Age: Origins, once you kill someone/something their corpse/skeleton will lay in the place you killed them for the rest of the game.

Source: No Body Left Behind
Besides, how would you go about 'healing' a walking corpse or a skeleton anyway?

Source: Video Game / Battle for Wesnoth