Slang. the body of a human being, whether living or dead.
the body of a slaughtered animal after removal of the offal.
anything from which life and power are gone: The mining town, now a mere carcass, is a reminder of a past era.
an unfinished framework or skeleton, as of a house or ship.
the body of a furniture piece designed for storage, as a chest of drawers or wardrobe, without the drawers, doors, hardware, etc.
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.
verb (used with object)
to erect the framework for (a building, ship, etc.).
Origin of carcass
First recorded in 1250–1300; from Middle French carcasse, from Italian carcassa; replacing Middle English carkeis, carkois, from Anglo-French, corresponding to Medieval Latin carcosium; ultimately origin obscure
If the thalattosaur was a carcass when the ichthyosaur found it, the prey’s limbs would have rotted off before its tail did, the team argues.
This ancient reptile’s last meal may have truly been a killer|Maria Temming|October 9, 2020|Science News For Students
Botswana first discovered carcasses of elephants along the wildlife rich Okavango Delta in May and June but was authorities were uncertain as to the cause of the mass deaths, leaving scientists and conservationists puzzled.
Scientists blame climate change for bacteria that caused the mysterious deaths of 300 African elephants|Tawanda Karombo|September 21, 2020|Quartz
Their carcasses took a day or longer to pass through the frogs.
Some beetles can be eaten by a frog, then walk out the other end|Jonathan Lambert|September 4, 2020|Science News For Students
“The mining space is littered with the carcasses of failed mining efforts,” Silbert acknowledges.
There’s (digital) gold in them thar hills: Crypto giant DCG is betting $100 million on mining Bitcoin in North America|Jeff|August 27, 2020|Fortune
None of these immobilized beetles survived, and their carcasses took a day or longer to pass through the frogs.
Water beetles can live on after being eaten and excreted by a frog|Jonathan Lambert|August 3, 2020|Science News
Jeb next found himself as an advisor to Barclays, which had picked through the carcass of what was left of Lehman.
Bush, Christie, Romney: Who’ll Be the GOP Class Warrior?|Lloyd Green|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I like to get the soup going using the turkey bones and carcass.
Marcus Samuelsson Talks Thanksgiving: Glogg And Berbere-Spiced Turkey|Katie Baker|November 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Once the bee dies, maggots eat the carcass, turn into zombie flies, and buzz off in search of their next host.
When ‘Zombees’ Attack|Winston Ross|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He then deposits the carcass back in the woods, where Mother Nature takes care of the cleanup.
How to Catch a Giant Python|Catharine Skipp|February 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He could stuff it inside the carcass of a cow, a donkey, even a person.
The Real-Life Hurt Locker|Bryan Curtis|February 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
My bosom became as bare of hope as the carcass before me was of meat.
With Rod and Line in Colorado Waters|Lewis B. France
Not a bit of carcass was there; there were bones—clean bones—and dry hard skin, but no flesh, not an atom of flesh!
The Forest Exiles|Mayne Reid
Carefully concealing themselves, they followed the man as he dragged the carcass to the camp.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago|John S. C. Abbott
It was midnight when we reached the house with the wounded man, and the carcass of the deer that Ménou and I had shot.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348|Various
As he darted towards the door Nelson had a glimpse of the carcass blocking the door commencing to slip sidewise.
Astounding Stories, March, 1931|Various
British Dictionary definitions for carcass
carcass
carcase
/ (ˈkɑːkəs) /
noun
the dead body of an animal, esp one that has been slaughtered for food, with the head, limbs, and entrails removed
informal, usuallyfacetious, orderogatorya person's body
the skeleton or framework of a structure
the remains of anything when its life or vitality is gone; shell