remains remains /riːˈmeɪnz/

noun

1. () Any object that is left unused or still extant  ( remains )
   any object that is left unused or still extant
    I threw out the remains of my dinner
   I threw out the remains of my dinner
   
2. The dead body of a human being  ( clay , remains , stiff [Informal] , cadaver , corpse )
   the dead body of a human being
    The cadaver was intended for dissection
   the cadaver was intended for dissection
    The end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
   the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
    The murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
   the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
    Honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
   honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
   
   
3. A relic that has been excavated from the soil  ( archeological remains , remains )
   a relic that has been excavated from the soil
   

 remain remain /riːˈmeɪn/

verb

1. () Stay the same; remain in a certain state  ( rest , stay , remain )
   stay the same; remain in a certain state
    The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
   The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
    Rest assured
   rest assured
    Stay alone
   stay alone
    He remained unmoved by her tears
   He remained unmoved by her tears
    The bad weather continued for another week
   The bad weather continued for another week
   
2. () Continue in a place, position, or situation  ( continue , stay on , stay , remain )
   continue in a place, position, or situation
    After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
   After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
    Stay with me, please
   Stay with me, please
    Despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
   despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
    She continued as deputy mayor for another year
   She continued as deputy mayor for another year
   
3. () Be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.  ( remain )
   be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
    There remains the question of who pulled the trigger
   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
   Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war
   
4. () Stay behind  ( stay , persist , remain )
   stay behind
    The smell stayed in the room
   The smell stayed in the room
    The hostility remained long after they made up
   The hostility remained long after they made up