1
: a dead body : corpse
especially
: the dressed body of a meat animal
Butchers trimmed the meat from the carcass.
2
: the living, material, or physical body
It was nearly noon when he finally hauled his carcass out of bed.
3
: the decaying or worthless remains of a structure
the carcass of an abandoned automobile
4
: the underlying structure or frame of something (as of a piece of furniture)
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Examples of carcass in a Sentence
the rusting carcass of an old truck
the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over
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One is nicknamed the Cannibal, which earned the moniker by feasting on the carcasses of dead dragons.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 July 2024
The owner followed the signal and found the carcass of the bluetick hound, which had already been fed on by wolves.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2024
Even now, as the carcass of Fisker gets picked over, the EVs still have niggling problems—window cracks, dysfunctional key fobs, sudden connectivity blackouts—and will unquestionably need servicing and spare parts to keep them running into the future.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 30 June 2024
Deputies with Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office retrieved the carcass, and Heath conducted an animal autopsy.
—Max Chesnes, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 July 2024
The owner followed the signal and found the carcass of the bluetick hound, which had already been fed on by wolves.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2024
Even now, as the carcass of Fisker gets picked over, the EVs still have niggling problems—window cracks, dysfunctional key fobs, sudden connectivity blackouts—and will unquestionably need servicing and spare parts to keep them running into the future.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 30 June 2024
Deputies with Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office retrieved the carcass, and Heath conducted an animal autopsy.
—Max Chesnes, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carcass. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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carcass
noun
car·cass
ˈkär-kəs 
: a dead body
especially
: the body of a meat animal prepared for market
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