noun
any object that is left unused or still extant
Examples
- I threw out the remains of my dinner
noun
a relic that has been excavated from the soil
Synonyms
archeological remains
noun
the dead body of a human being
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
verb
stay the same
Synonyms
Examples
- remain in a certain state
- The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
- rest assured
- stay alone
- He remained unmoved by her tears
- The bad weather continued for another week
verb
continue in a place, position, or situation
Synonyms
Examples
- After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
- Stay with me, please
- despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
- She continued as deputy mayor for another year
verb
be left
Synonyms
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- of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
- There remains the question of who pulled the trigger
- Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war
verb
stay behind
Synonyms
Examples
- The smell stayed in the room
- The hostility remained long after they made up