carcass Synonyms
carcass Meaning
carcass (n)
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
carcass (n.)
A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.
The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or ridicule.
The abandoned and decaying remains of some bulky and once comely thing, as a ship; the skeleton, or the uncovered or unfinished frame, of a thing.
A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles, to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to buldings, ships, etc.
carcass Sentence Examples
- The vultures descended upon the rotting carcass of the deer.
- The fishermen discarded the carcass of the fish back into the sea.
- A coyote was spotted scavenging on the carcass of a rabbit near the trail.
- The odor emanating from the decomposing carcass was overwhelming.
- Wildlife biologists study the carcasses of animals to understand patterns of disease and mortality.
- The scavengers picked clean the carcass of the fallen bison.
- The hunter dragged the carcass of the moose back to camp for processing.
- The carcass of the whale washed ashore, attracting a crowd of onlookers.
- The butcher disposed of the carcass remnants in the compost pile.
- A pack of wolves surrounded the carcass, tearing into it with ferocity.
FAQs About the word carcass
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for foodA dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.
corpse,remains, cadaver, corpus, stiff, bones, relics,ashes, carnage, decedent
No antonyms found.
The vultures descended upon the rotting carcass of the deer.
The fishermen discarded the carcass of the fish back into the sea.
A coyote was spotted scavenging on the carcass of a rabbit near the trail.
The odor emanating from the decomposing carcass was overwhelming.
