morgue 
/ˈmoɚg/ noun
plural morgues /ˈmoɚg/ noun [count] 1 : a place where the bodies of dead people are kept until they are buried or cremated
▪ the city morgue ▪ a hospital morgue — often used figuratively or in the phrase like a morgue to describe a place that is very quiet and sad ▪ The locker room was a morgue after the team lost yet another game. ▪ The locker room was like a morgue. —called also (chiefly Brit) mortuary 2 US : a place in the editorial offices of a newspaper, magazine, etc., where old articles and other documents are kept
▪ old news stories found in a newspaper morgue
▪ the city morgue ▪ a hospital morgue — often used figuratively or in the phrase like a morgue to describe a place that is very quiet and sad ▪ The locker room was a morgue after the team lost yet another game. ▪ The locker room was like a morgue. —called also (chiefly Brit) mortuary
▪ old news stories found in a newspaper morgue
