remains
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remains
- /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/
Rhymes with -eɪnz
noun
- The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse. They buried the remains of their longtime friend in the town cemetery.
- Historical or archaeological relics.
- The extant writings of a deceased person. To his great intellectual powers his published remains bear abundant witness.
- All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants. He couldn't bring himself to eat the remains of the chicken dinner.
noun
- plural of remain
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of remain We'll go ahead, while she remains here.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stiff, corpse, cadaver, clay, remainder, stay, keep, keeps, continuing, subtract, continued, ongoing, always, balance, sit, follow
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noun what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse
| Español | restos |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 遺体 itai |
| हिन्दी | अवशेष avśeṣ |
| Kiswahili | mabaki |
| Português | restos |
| Français | dépouille, cendres, restes |
| Deutsch | Gebeine, Überreste |
| Italiano | resti, spoglie, reliquia |
| Русский | оста́тки ostátki, оста́нки ostánki |
Talk about this word "remains." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/remains. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. remains. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/remains "remains." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/remains.Cite this
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title = {remains},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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