remains
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3.6
- noun
- /rɪˈmeɪnz/
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- There, the investigators found final proof in the remains of the house.
- contain the remains
- material remains
- fish remains
I incorporated burnt cattle bones, powdered remains, ashes to ashes.
- I incorporated burnt cattle bones, powdered remains, ashes to ashes.
- So they ate that all up, then went to just burn the remains.
- The more we deplete the declaim plant remains, the more carbon there is in the air.
Examples
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What on earth is that?" He glowered at the remains of the omelet on Diana's plate.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the ashes of one bonfire lay the remains of a perfectly good chair.
Fiction book (1991) -
To the side of the house are the remains of an old swing set.
Fiction book (1993) -
Five Japanese nationals picking through the remains of last night's car wreck.
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Closer to the edge of the jungle were the smashed remains of a large turtle.
Fiction book (1993) -
Even incomplete animal remains found in permafrost have yielded incredible results.
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Nuno is looking down the beach at the remains of the raft on the shoreline.
Fiction book (1993) -
Twenty-two years ago, we recovered the remains of an unidentified flying object just outside of Roswell, New Mexico.
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Brian's flashlight sweeps across the shadowed remains of the rafters and catwalks.
Fiction book (1993) -
The archaeologists carefully uncovered the remains of an ancient civilization during the excavation.
Synonyms
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1.0
The part that is left after the others are taken
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3.6
Broken parts that remain after something is badly damaged
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4.1
Scattered broken pieces left after something is destroyed
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4.1
A small amount left on something after most is removed
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4.2
A small piece, often cloth, left when the rest is used or thrown away
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2.7
The part left after the other parts are used or removed
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8.4
A small part that remains from something that once existed
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8.2
Loose bits of waste and broken things left after damage or natural events
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6.0
A part left after the main part is used
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9.9
A part that remains after the main parts are removed or used
Small pieces of food and other things left after people eat or use them
Parts left after a process or event
Antonyms
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Remains comes from the Latin word remanere, which means 'to stay behind'. So the remains of something are the parts that 'stay' after the rest has been used, eaten, or taken away.