noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɹɪˈmeɪnz/
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rhymes with -eɪnz
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 M EY1 N Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R IY0 M EY1 N Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
They buried the remains of their longtime friend in the town cemetery.
The victim's remains were one small piece of bone.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Historical or archaeological relics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The extant writings of a deceased person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
To his great intellectual powers his published remains bear abundant witness.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
He couldn't bring himself to eat the remains of the chicken dinner.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
plural of remain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
third-person singular simple present indicative of remain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
