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English noun: remains | |||
| 1. | remains (object) any object that is left unused or still extant | ||
| Samples | I threw out the remains of my dinner. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | archeological remains, fossil | ||
| Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
| 2. | remains (body) the dead body of a human being | ||
| Samples | 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 | cadaver, clay, corpse, stiff | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body, dead body | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cremains | ||
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