carcass
or car·case
[ kahr-kuh s ]
/ ˈkɑr kəs /
noun
verb (used with object)
to erect the framework for (a building, ship, etc.).
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
synonym study for carcass
1. See
body.
OTHER WORDS FROM carcass
car·cass·less, adjectiveWords nearby carcass
carbylamine,
carcajou,
carcanet,
carcas,
carcase,
carcass,
carcassonne,
carchemish,
carcino-,
carcinoembryonic antigen,
carcinogen
Example sentences from the Web for carcass
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, usually facetious, or derogatory
a person's body
the skeleton or framework of a structure
the remains of anything when its life or vitality is gone; shell
Word Origin for carcass
C14: from Old French
carcasse, of obscure origin