- remains
- nounADJECTIVE▪ abundant, considerable, extensive, substantial▪
abundant remains of marine algae
▪the extensive remains of an Aztec pyramid
▪ impressive▪ fragmentary▪ visible▪ existing, surviving▪ ancient, prehistoric▪ Greek, Roman, etc.▪ battered, mangled, shattered, tattered▪the mangled remains of the bomber's van
▪ burned, burned-out, charred, cremated, smouldering/smoldering▪ physical▪ earthly, human, mortal▪This tomb holds the mortal remains of a great pharaoh.
▪ animal, archaeological, fossil, fossilized, organic, plant, skeletalVERB + REMAINS▪ discover, find, locate, reveal, uncover, unearth▪While excavating the site, workers unearthed the remains of several dinosaurs.
▪ identify▪The remains have been identified as those of Carl Rider.
▪ excavate, exhume, recover, remove▪They are excavating the remains of an Iron Age settlement.
▪Marie Curie's remains were exhumed and interred in the Pantheon.
▪ examine, study▪ bury, inter (formal)▪ preserve▪ dump, scatter, throw▪ burn▪ feed on▪Gulls often feed on the remains of seal kills.
REMAINS + VERB▪ survive▪Considerable remains survive of the great city walls.
▪ lie▪Her remains lie in an unmarked grave.
▪ date from …▪The burned-out remains date from the 19th century.
PREPOSITION▪ among the remains, in the remains▪The body was found among the remains of a burned-out house.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
