Definition of remain

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Remain (v. i.) To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.

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Remainder :: Remainder (n.) Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant..
Surplus :: Surplus (n.) That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus..
Epizootic :: Epizootic (a.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like..
Mould :: Mould (v.) Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil..
Quarantine :: Quarantine (n.) The period of forty days during which the widow had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of which her husband died seized.
Stick :: Stick (n.) To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve..
Piscine :: Piscine (a.) Of or pertaining to a fish or fishes; as, piscine remains..
Knot :: Knot (n.) A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.
Permanent :: Permanent (a.) Continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved; abiding; durable; fixed; stable; lasting; as, a permanent impression..
Barrow :: Barrow (n.) A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulus.
Hyphen :: Hyphen (n.) A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words..
Residual :: Residual (a.) Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken.
Stetted :: Stet (subj. 3d pers. sing.) Let it stand; -- a word used by proof readers to signify that something once erased, or marked for omission, is to remain..
Equal :: Equal (n.) One not inferior or superior to another; one having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, or other quality or condition; an equal quantity or number; as, If equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal..
Continue :: Continue (v. i.) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
Invariance :: Invariance (n.) The property of remaining invariable under prescribed or implied conditions.
Mammaliferous :: Mammaliferous (a.) Containing mammalian remains; -- said of certain strata.
Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.
Unregenerated :: Unregenerated (a.) Not regenerated; not renewed in heart; remaining or being at enmity with God.
Outsit :: Outsit (v. t.) To remain sitting, or in session, longer than, or beyond the time of; to outstay..
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