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- a corpseFuneral jargon:Today though, 'body' is Out and 'remains' or 'Mr Jones' is In. (J. Mitford, 1963)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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Remains — may refer to: * Remains (Alkaline Trio album), a 2007 compilation album by punk band Alkaline Trio * Remains (Annihilator album), a 1997 album by heavy metal band Annihilator * Remains (Bella Morte album), a 1997 album by gothic rock band Bella… … Wikipedia
Remains — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Remains Álbum recopilatorio de Alkaline Trio Publicación 30 de enero de 2007 Grabación Conway Studios, Los Án … Wikipedia Español
remains — [ri mānz′] pl.n. 1. what is left after part has been used, destroyed, etc.; remainder; remnant 2. vestiges or traces of the past 3. a dead body; corpse 4. writings left unpublished by an author at the time of death: in full literary remains SYN … Universalium
remains — [ri mānz′] pl.n. 1. what is left after part has been used, destroyed, etc.; remainder; remnant 2. vestiges or traces of the past 3. a dead body; corpse 4. writings left unpublished by an author at the time of death: in full literary remains SYN.… … English World dictionary
remains — index balance (amount in excess), corpse, remainder (remaining part), residual, salvage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
remains — leavings, residue, *remainder, residuum, rest, balance, remnant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
remains — [n] remaining part debris, detritus, leavings, leftovers, remainder, remnant, remnants, residue, rest, scraps; concept 260 … New thesaurus
remains — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) things remaining. 2) historical or archaeological relics. 3) a person s body after death … English terms dictionary
remains — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abundant, considerable, extensive, substantial ▪ abundant remains of marine algae ▪ the extensive remains of an Aztec pyramid ▪ imp … Collocations dictionary
remains — re|mains W3 [rıˈmeınz] n [plural] 1.) the parts of something that are left after the rest has been destroyed or has disappeared remains of ▪ On the table were the remains of the evening meal. ▪ extensive Roman remains (=of ancient buildings) at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
remains — /rəˈmeɪnz/ (say ruh maynz) plural noun 1. that which remains or is left; a remnant. 2. miscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings collected after the author s death. 3. traces of some quality, condition, etc. 4. that which remains of a person… …
