remains

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remains (plural only; not used in singular form)

1. What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.

   They buried the remains of their longtime friend in the town cemetery.

   The victim's remains were one small piece of bone.

2. A relic of an ancient building or other structure.
3. All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.

   He couldn't bring himself to eat the remains of the chicken dinner.

4. (rare) Plural form of remain.

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remains

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of remain.

   We'll go ahead, while she remains here.