Meaning & use
morgue
A place, typically in a hospital or police facility, where dead bodies are kept before burial or autopsy.
See it in a sentence
The coroner examined the body at the city morgue early that morning.
Detectives visited the morgue to confirm the identity of the victim.
A note on using this word
Mourge is a common misspelling of morgue; remember it has no 'u' after the 'o'.
Words with a similar meaning
mortuary
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