remains

1. 1
   staysverb

   The form of remain used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

   She remains calm under pressure.

   The old house remains empty after all these years.

   UsageUse it like is with a describing word: she remains calm.

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2. 2
   dead bodynounplural

   The body, or parts of it, left after a person or other living thing dies.

   The remains were buried in the family plot.

   Hikers found the remains of a deer near the trail.

   UsageSay the remains are or were, even for one bone.

   Similarbody, corpse, bones, cadaver

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3. 3
   ruinsnounplural

   Objects or structures that survive from the past, such as ancient tools or ruined buildings.

   The remains of an ancient temple still stand on the hill.

   Archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Roman fort.

   UsageUsually the remains of something old: the remains of a temple.

   Similarruins, relics, vestiges

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   leftoversnounplural

   The parts of something that are left after the rest is used up or gone.

   Like the last few crumbs left at the bottom of the bag.

   We ate the remains of the cake for breakfast.

   She swept up the remains of the broken vase.

   UsageSay the remains of the cake or the remains of a broken vase.

   Similarremnants, rest, leftovers, remainder, scraps

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