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remains

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: remains

1
n
the dead body of a human being
2
n
any object that is left unused or still extant
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: remains
1

n the dead body of a human being

Synonyms:
cadaver, clay, corpse, stiff
Types:
cremains
the remains of a dead body after cremation
Type of:
body, dead body
a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
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n any object that is left unused or still extant

“I threw out the remains of my dinner”
Types:
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archeological remains
a relic that has been excavated from the soil
fossil
the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
fucoid
a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales
belemnite
a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae
ammonite, ammonoid
one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks
guide fossil, index fossil
a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found
microfossil
a fossil that must be studied microscopically
wormcast
fossil trail of a worm
Type of:
object, physical object
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
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