noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ abundant , considerable , extensive , substantial
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abundant ~ of marine algae
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the extensive ~ of an Aztec pyramid
▪ impressive
▪ fragmentary
▪ visible
▪ existing , surviving
▪ ancient , prehistoric
▪ Greek , Roman , etc.
▪ battered , mangled , shattered , tattered
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the mangled ~ of the bomber's van
▪ burned , burned-out , charred , cremated , smouldering/smoldering
▪ physical
▪ earthly , human , mortal
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This tomb holds the mortal ~ of a great pharaoh.
▪ animal , archaeological , fossil , fossilized , organic , plant , skeletal
VERB + REMAINS
▪ discover , find , locate , reveal , uncover , unearth
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While excavating the site, workers unearthed the ~ of several dinosaurs.
▪ identify
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The ~ have been identified as those of Carl Rider.
▪ excavate , exhume , recover , remove
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They are excavating the ~ of an Iron Age settlement.
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Marie Curie's ~ were exhumed and interred in the Pantheon.
▪ examine , study
▪ bury , inter ( formal )
▪ preserve
▪ dump , scatter , throw
▪ burn
▪ feed on
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Gulls often feed on the ~ of seal kills.
REMAINS + VERB
▪ survive
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Considerable ~ survive of the great city walls.
▪ lie
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Her ~ lie in an unmarked grave.
▪ date from …
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The burned-out ~ date from the 19th century.
PREPOSITION
▪ among the ~ , in the ~
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The body was found among the ~ of a burned-out house.