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 big picture: The city's Solid Waste Management Department will accept rotten jack-o'-lantern carcasses and other pumpkin remnants today through Dec. 6 — a longer window than in past years.
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Shafaq Patel, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
The workers were removing carcasses and litter and cleaning facilities where about 800,000 chickens were culled, the health department said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
The state Department of Transportation pays contractors to manage carcasses on interstates, U.S. and state highways, while counties manage other local roads.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
These massive birds, with their wingspans stretching nearly 10 ft., play a crucial role in the ecosystem as scavengers, cleaning up carcasses that could carry disease and recycling nutrients back into the environment.
—Rebecca Shaw, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
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Shafaq Patel, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
The workers were removing carcasses and litter and cleaning facilities where about 800,000 chickens were culled, the health department said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
The state Department of Transportation pays contractors to manage carcasses on interstates, U.S. and state highways, while counties manage other local roads.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
These massive birds, with their wingspans stretching nearly 10 ft., play a crucial role in the ecosystem as scavengers, cleaning up carcasses that could carry disease and recycling nutrients back into the environment.
—Rebecca Shaw, TIME, 9 Oct. 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 16 Nov. 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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