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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The process of stripping meat from the bones would have taken hours, but the hunter-gatherers could have stayed near the carcass for more than a week for other activities, perhaps including feasts.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
Due to marks on the remaining whale bones and tire tracks leading to the carcass, the DOC believes people removed the jawbone rather than scavenging animals.
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 19 May 2024
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
Due to marks on the remaining whale bones and tire tracks leading to the carcass, the DOC believes people removed the jawbone rather than scavenging animals.
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 19 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for carcass
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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carcass. Accessed 1 Jun. 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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