- remains (of something) the parts of something that are left after the other parts have been used, eaten, removed, etc.
- She fed the remains of her lunch to the dog.
Extra Examples- Environmentalists say that the road will destroy the remains of the world's first commercial railway.
- The body was found among the remains of a burned-out house.
- The burned-out remains date from the 19th century.
- the mangled remains of the bomber's van
- In the middle of the clearing were the charred remains of a small fire.
- She sat watching some birds pecking at the remains of a sandwich that someone had dropped.
- The mangled remains of a bicycle were sticking out of the windscreen.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abundant
- considerable
- extensive
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- discover
- find
- locate
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- survive
- lie
- date from…
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- among the remains
- in the remains
- the parts of ancient objects and buildings that have survived and are discovered in the present day
- The museum has an impressive collection of prehistoric remains.
- the remains of a Roman fort
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsc1- They have found the remains of a Roman settlement on the land.
- the extensive remains of a medieval abbey
- They are excavating the remains of an Iron Age settlement.
- Considerable remains survive of the great city walls begun by Theodosius in AD 413.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abundant
- considerable
- extensive
- …
- discover
- find
- locate
- …
- survive
- lie
- date from…
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- among the remains
- in the remains
- (formal) the body of a dead person or animal
- They had discovered human remains.
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesc1- Gulls often feed on the remains of seal kills.
- Her remains lie at rest in St Andrew's churchyard.
- Her remains lie in an unmarked grave.
- Marie Curie's remains were exhumed and interred in the Pantheon.
- The remains have been identified as those of Carl Rider.
- This tomb holds the mortal remains of a great pharaoh.
- While excavating the site for a new hotel, workers unearthed the remains of several dinosaurs.
- abundant remains of marine algae
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abundant
- considerable
- extensive
- …
- discover
- find
- locate
- …
- survive
- lie
- date from…
- …
- among the remains
- in the remains
Word Originlate Middle English (occasionally treated as singular): from Old French remain, from remaindre, from an informal form of Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’.
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