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carcasse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • carcass noun The dead body of an animal.
  • framework noun A basic supporting structure that gives shape to a building or object.
  • shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
  • wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.

Senses

carcasse is used for these senses in English:

  • carcass The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.
  • shell (architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
  • wreck The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.

carcass — full definition

  1. noun The dead body of an animal.
  2. noun The bare frame or shell of a structure, especially one not normally visible.

framework — full definition

  1. noun A basic supporting structure that gives shape to a building or object.
  2. noun A set of basic ideas, rules, or guidelines used to plan or analyze something.

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