re ‧ mains W3 /rɪˈmeɪnz/ BrE AmE noun [plural]
[ Word Family: noun : the remainder, ↑ remainder , ↑ remains ; verb : ↑ remain ; adjective : ↑ remaining ]
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 Arles
2 . the body of someone who has died:
Her remains are buried in Westminster.
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THESAURUS
■ a dead body
▪ body noun [countable] the dead body of a person:
Her body was discovered at the bottom of a cliff.
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Firefighters found the body of a woman in the house.
▪ corpse noun [countable] the dead body of a person. Corpse is is used when you are thinking about the body as an object rather than a person:
Pathologists examined the corpse.
▪ carcass noun [countable] the dead body of an animal:
a whale carcass
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The carcasses of the infected animals were burned.
▪ remains noun [plural] parts of a dead person or animal, especially when they died a long time ago:
Police found human remains under the floorboards of the house.