Remains

  • 11remains — /rəˈmeɪnz/ (say ruh maynz) plural noun 1. that which remains or is left; a remnant. 2. miscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings collected after the author s death. 3. traces of some quality, condition, etc. 4. that which remains of a person… …

  • 12remains — re|mains [ rı meınz ] noun plural ** 1. ) the body of a person or animal that has died: Human remains were found along the railroad tracks. 2. ) the part of something that is left after the rest has been finished, used, or destroyed: remains of:… …

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  • 13remains — plural noun 1) the remains of her drink Syn: remainder, residue, remaining part/number, rest, remnant(s); technical residuum 2) Roman remains Syn: antiquities, relics 3) the saint s remains …

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  • 14remains — plural noun 1) the remains of her drink Syn: remainder, residue, rest, remnant(s), leftovers 2) Roman remains Syn: antiquities, relics, artefacts 3) …

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  • 15remains */*/ — UK [rɪˈmeɪnz] / US noun [plural] 1) the part of something that is left after the rest has been finished, used, or destroyed remains of: The remains of the castle can still be seen on the hill. 2) the body of a person or animal that has died Human …

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  • 16remains — noun a) What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse. They buried the remains of their longtime friend in the town cemetery. b) A relic of an ancient building or other structure. The victims remains were one small piece of bone …

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  • 17remains — Synonyms and related words: account, afterglow, afterimage, ancient manuscript, annals, antique, antiquity, archaism, artifact, ashes, balance, body, bones, butt, butt end, cadaver, candle ends, carcass, carrion, catalog, cave painting, chaff,… …

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  • 18remains — n. human, mortal remains * * * [rɪ meɪnz] mortal remains human …

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  • 19remains — n.pl. 1 what remains after other parts have been removed or used etc. 2 relics of antiquity, esp. of buildings (Roman remains). 3 a person s body after death. 4 an author s (esp. unpublished) works left after death …

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  • 20remains — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. corpse, cadaver, relics, fossil; see body 2 . See Synonym Study at body . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. What remains after a part has been used or subtracted: balance, leavings, leftover, remainder, remnant, residue,… …

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