body bag personnel pouch human remains pouch | a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed |
cadaver corpse stiff clay remains | the dead body of a human being, the cadaver was intended for dissection, the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse, the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river, honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay |
archeological remains | a relic that has been excavated from the soil |
fossil | the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil |
index fossil guide fossil | a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found |
remains | any object that is left unused or still extant, I threw out the remains of my dinner |
dodo fogy fogey fossil | someone whose style is out of fashion |
fossil fuel | fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content |
copalite copaline fossil copal | partly mineralized copal dug from the ground |
petroleum crude oil crude rock oil fossil oil oil | a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons |
stay remain rest | stay the same, remain in a certain state, The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it, rest assured, stay alone, He remained unmoved by her tears, The bad weather continued for another week |
take the count remain down | be counted out, remain down while the referee counts to ten |
remain | be left, of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc., There remains the question of who pulled the trigger, Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war |
stand remain firm | hold one's ground, maintain a position, be steadfast or upright, I am standing my ground and won't give in! |
stay stay on continue a remain | continue in a place, position, or situation, After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser, Stay with me, please, despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year, She continued as deputy mayor for another year |
persist remain stay | stay behind, The smell stayed in the room, The hostility remained long after they made up |
fossil | characteristic of a fossil |