∙ What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
∙ Historical or archaeological relics.
∙ The extant writings of a deceased person.
∙ All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.
Noun
∙ plural of remainrare
Verb
∙ third-person singular simple present indicative form of remain
remain
Noun
∙ State of remaining; stay.
∙ That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.
∙ remains: That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body. plural only
∙ The posthumous works or productions, especially literary works of one who is dead.
Verb
∙ To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
∙ To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.