Remains Rɪˈmeɪnz Prehistoric Roman Discovered Human Parts Excavating

• she fed the remains of her lunch to the dog.
• prehistoric remains
• the remains of a roman fort
• they had discovered human remains.

remains

1. the parts of something that are left after the other parts have been used, eaten, removed, etc.
• She fed the remains of her lunch to the dog.
2. the parts of ancient objects and buildings that have survived and are discovered in the present day
• prehistoric remains
• the remains of a Roman fort
3. the body of a dead person or animal
• They had discovered human remains.

Extra Examples

• Considerable remains survive of the great city walls begun by Theodosius in AD 413.
• Environmentalists say that the road will destroy the remains of the world’s first commercial railway.
• Gulls often feed on the remains of seal kills.
• Her remains lie at rest in St Andrew’s churchyard.
• Her remains lie in an unmarked grave.
• Marie Curie’s remains were exhumed and interred in the Pantheon.
• The body was found among the remains of a burned-out house.
• The burned-out remains date from the 19th century.
• The ivory gull often follows polar bears to feed on the remains of seal kills.
• The remains have been identified as those of Carl Rider.
• The remains have been identified as those of a Mr Thomas, who lived in Richmond.
• They are excavating the remains of an Iron Age settlement.
• This tomb holds the mortal remains of King Richard III.
• This tomb holds the mortal remains of a great pharaoh.
• While excavating the site for a new hotel, workers unearthed the remains of several dinosaurs.
• While excavating the site, workers unearthed the remains of several dinosaurs.
• abundant remains of marine algae
• the extensive remains of a medieval abbey
• the extensive remains of an Aztec pyramid
• the mangled remains of the bomber’s van
• In the middle of the clearing were the charred remains of a small fire.
• She sat watching some birds pecking at the remains of a sandwich that someone had dropped.
• The mangled remains of a bicycle were sticking out of the windscreen.
• The museum has an impressive collection of prehistoric remains.
• They have found the remains of a Roman settlement on the land.
• human remains

Word Origin

• late Middle English (occasionally treated as singular): from Old French remain, from remaindre, from an informal form of Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’.