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remains
/ɹɪˈmeɪnz/ · 7 letters · 7 distinct letters
- noun
any object that is left unused or still extant
I threw out the remains of my dinner
- noun
the dead body of a human being
the cadaver was intended for dissection
- verb
stay the same; remain in a certain state
The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
- verb
continue in a place, position, or situation
After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
- verb
be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
There remains the question of who pulled the trigger