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Definitions for Carcass

[1] the dead body of an animal.
[2] Slang . the body of a human being, whether living or dead.
[3] the body of a slaughtered animal after removal of the offal.
[4] anything from which life and power are gone: The mining town, now a mere carcass, is a reminder of a past era.
[5] an unfinished framework or skeleton, as of a house or ship.
[6] the body of a furniture piece designed for storage, as a chest of drawers or wardrobe, without the drawers, doors, hardware, etc.
[7] the inner body of a pneumatic tire, resisting by its tensile strength the pressure of the air within the tire, and protected by the tread and other parts.
[8] to erect the framework for (a building, ship, etc.).
[9] the dead body of an animal, esp one that has been slaughtered for food, with the head, limbs, and entrails removed
[10] informal , usually facetious , or derogatory a person's body
[11] the skeleton or framework of a structure
[12] the remains of anything when its life or vitality is gone; shell

Words related to Carcass

remains, corpse, skeleton, hulk, cadaver, body, framework, shell, stiff, mort

Words nearby Carcass

carbylamine, carcajou, carcanet, carcas, carcase, carcass, carcassonne, carchemish, carcino-, carcinoembryonic antigen, carcinogen

Origin of Carcass

1250–1300; < Middle French carcasse < Italian carcassa; replacing Middle English carkeis, carkois < Anglo-French, corresponding to Medieval Latin carcosium; ultimately origin obscure

Other words from Carcass

car·cass·less , adjective

Word origin for Carcass

C14: from Old French carcasse, of obscure origin

Synonyms for Carcass

cadaver, corpse, hulk, remains, skeleton, body, framework, shell, stiff, cold meat, loved one, mort