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carcasses

car·cass
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kahr-kuh s]
    • /ˈkɑr kəs/
    • /ˈkɑː.kəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-kuh s]
    • /ˈkɑr kəs/

Definitions of carcasses word

  • noun carcasses the dead body of an animal. 1
  • noun carcasses Slang. the body of a human being, whether living or dead. 1
  • noun carcasses the body of a slaughtered animal after removal of the offal. 1
  • noun carcasses anything from which life and power are gone: The mining town, now a mere carcass, is a reminder of a past era. 1
  • noun carcasses an unfinished framework or skeleton, as of a house or ship. 1
  • noun carcasses the body of a furniture piece designed for storage, as a chest of drawers or wardrobe, without the drawers, doors, hardware, etc. 1
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Origin of carcasses

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; < Middle French carcasse < Italian carcassa; replacing Middle English carkeis, carkois < Anglo-French, corresponding to Medieval Latin carcosium; ultimately origin obscure

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Parts of speech for Carcasses

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Carcasses

carcasses popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for carcasses

noun carcasses

  • cadavers — Plural form of cadaver.
  • bodies — the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
  • shells — a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
All 3 Synonyms of carcasses

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