Definitions for remains
re·mains

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. remains(noun)

   any object that is left unused or still extant

   "I threw out the remains of my dinner"

2. cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains(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"

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1. remains(Noun)

   What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.

2. remains(Noun)

   A relic of an ancient building or other structure.

3. remains(Noun)

   All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.

   He couldn't bring himself to eat the remains of the chicken dinner.

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1. Remains

   Remains is the sixth album by the band Annihilator. It was released in 1997. All instruments were performed by Jeff Waters following the dissolution of the previous line-up. However, John Bates and Dave Steele make an appearance on "No Love" on guitars and vocals respectively, with Steele also appearing on "Wind". The album features a more industrial-oriented sound and also features a drum machine.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'remains' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1336

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'remains' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3838

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'remains' in Nouns Frequency: #2359

Anagrams for remains »

1. marines, Marines

2. seminar

3. Mainers

4. Marines

How to pronounce remains?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of remains in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of remains in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of remains in a Sentence

1. Wilbur Ross:

   The gap remains wide.

2. Dejan Stojanovic:

   God always remains silent.

3. Lower Lopez:

   We also found human remains.

4. President Francois Hollande:

   The threat remains very high.

5. Peter Altmaier:

   It is and remains speculation.

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