Added 8 October 2026 remains /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/ noun Categories: NatureThe BodyEveryday Words In Latin: reliquiae Wiktionary noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about remains at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Any object that is left unused or still extant. I threw out the remains of my dinner A relic that has been excavated from the soil. The dead body of a human being. the cadaver was intended for dissection Related Words: stiffcorpsecadaverclayremainderstaykeepkeepscontinuingsubtractcontinuedongoing Back to today's word