remains in English dictionary

  • remains

    Meanings and definitions of "remains"

    • What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
    • A relic of an ancient building or other structure.
    • All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.
    • (rare) Plural form of remain.
    • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of remain.
    • noun
      What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
    • noun
      Historical or archaeological relics.
    • noun
      The extant writings of a deceased person.
    • noun
      All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.
    • noun
      (rare)
      plural of [i]remain[/i]
    • verb
      third-person singular simple present indicative form of remain
    • what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse
    • relic of an ancient building or other structure
    • all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants
    • That which is left behind of a body, especially after cremation or decay.
    • The physical structure of a dead animal or person.
    • noun
      any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner"
    • noun
      a relic that has been excavated from the soil
    • noun
      the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"

    Synonyms of "remains" in English dictionary

    dead body, body, corpse are the top synonyms of "remains" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of remains

    • remains (plural only; not used in singular form)
    • remains pl (plural only)
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