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zombies

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈzɑmbiz// UK //zˈɒmbɪz// zom·bies

n. dead bodies that have come back to life in stories and movies. They usually move slowly and want to eat people.

n. reanimated corpses in popular fiction, typically depicted as mindless, decaying, and driven by a hunger for human flesh. Often used metaphorically to describe people who appear exhausted or lack independent thought.


SIMPLE

The kids dressed up as scary zombies for the party.

CONTEXTUAL

In many modern horror films, zombies are the result of a mysterious virus that spreads through the population.

COMPLEX

The director used the image of slow-moving zombies as a biting social commentary on the mindless nature of modern consumerism and the loss of individual identity.

Synonyms
Usage

Plural form of 'zombie'. Often used as a collective noun in horror tropes to describe a 'horde' or 'swarm'.

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