Definitions for remains
re·mains

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

1. remainsnoun

   any object that is left unused or still extant

   "I threw out the remains of my dinner"

2. cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remainsnoun

   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. remainsnoun

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

2. remainsnoun

   A relic of an ancient building or other structure.

3. remainsnoun

   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.

Matched Categories

1. • Dead Body
   • Object

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?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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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. Colin Crooks:

   Sad to say farewell this morning to colleagues from German Embassy and French Office in North Korea which are closing temporarily, british Embassy remains open.

2. Cory Booker:

   Fixing our broken criminal justice system remains one of the most challenging issues plaguing our nation. Formerly incarcerated individuals continue to face overwhelming obstacles as they rejoin their communities, it's often difficult to obtain jobs and housing and many have lost their right to vote. These measures signed today by Governor Murphy will help restore fairness to the criminal justice system and remove some of the fundamental barriers to re-entry.

3. Rizal Sukma:

   Indonesia's willingness as an honest broker remains the same.

4. Buckingham Palace:

   Her Majesty The Queen remains in good health, the Queen last saw The Prince of Wales briefly after the investiture on the morning of 12th March and is following all the appropriate advice with regard to her welfare.

5. The FDIC:

   Each plan has shortcomings or deficiencies, no firm yet shows itself capable of being resolved in an orderly fashion through bankruptcy. Thus, the goal to end too big to fail and protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts remains just that: only a goal.

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