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remains

/ɹɪˈmeɪnz/ · 7 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. noun

    any object that is left unused or still extant

    I threw out the remains of my dinner

  2. noun

    the dead body of a human being

    the cadaver was intended for dissection

  3. verb

    stay the same; remain in a certain state

    The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it

  4. verb

    continue in a place, position, or situation

    After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser

  5. verb

    be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.

    There remains the question of who pulled the trigger

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