chassis

chassis
    n 1: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
         studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the
         spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human
         body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build},
         {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis},
         {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]
    2: a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic
       device
    3: the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame
       supported on springs that holds the body and motor
    

Chassis \Chas"sis\, n. [F. ch[^a]ssis.] (Mil.)
   1. A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which
      the carriage of a barbette or casemate gun moves backward
      and forward. [See {Gun carriage}.]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The under part of an automobile or other motor vehicle,
      consisting of the frame (on which the body is mounted)
      with the wheels and machinery.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
    

51 Moby Thesaurus words for "chassis":
      backing, base, baseboard, basement, bearing, bushing, cabinet,
      cadre, case, casement, casing, console, dado, doorframe, fabric,
      foot, footing, foundation, frame, framework, framing, housing,
      infrastructure, keel, lattice, latticework, mopboard, mount,
      mounting, nadir, picture frame, radio, radio receiver, radio set,
      radio telescope, receiver, receiving set, sash, set, setting,
      shell, shoemold, skeleton, sole, toe, underframe, wainscot,
      window case, window frame, wireless, wireless set