carcass
(U.S. & Canad.)
[noun]
Synonyms: body, cadaver (Medical), corpse, dead body, framework, hulk, remains, shell, skeleton

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English Thesaurus: body, figure, build, physique, corpse, ...

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car‧cass /ˈkɑːkəs $ ˈkɑːr-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: carcois]

1. the body of a dead animal

2. the decaying outer structure of a building, vehicle, or other object

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body the shape, size, and appearance of someone’s body:
Many women are not happy with their bodies.
His clothes emphasized his strong body.
figure a woman’s figure is the shape of her body – used especially when it is attractive:
She has a really nice figure.
Freya had an enviably slim figure.
build the size and shape of someone’s body – used in the following phrases:
Police described the man as tall and of medium build.
He was of heavy build.
She has a very slight build.
physique the size and appearance of someone’s body – used especially about men who look attractive:
He was over 1.8 m tall with a muscular physique.
Ben has a very athletic physique.
corpse noun [countable] the dead body of a person. Corpse is is used when you are thinking about the body as an object rather than a person:
Pathologists examined the corpse.
carcass noun [countable] the dead body of an animal:
a whale carcass
The carcasses of the infected animals were burned.
remains noun [plural] parts of a dead person or animal, especially when they died a long time ago:
Police found human remains under the floorboards of the house.

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body noun [countable] the dead body of a person:
Her body was discovered at the bottom of a cliff.
Firefighters found the body of a woman in the house.
corpse noun [countable] the dead body of a person. Corpse is is used when you are thinking about the body as an object rather than a person:
Pathologists examined the corpse.
carcass noun [countable] the dead body of an animal:
a whale carcass
The carcasses of the infected animals were burned.
remains noun [plural] parts of a dead person or animal, especially when they died a long time ago:
Police found human remains under the floorboards of the house.

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