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a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount: the remnants of last night's meal. remnants of the city's former glory. a carpet remnant. Compare. leftovers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Things remaining. (and) all the rest idiom. balance. bastion. be left phrase. cremains. cutpiece. deposit
a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount: the remnants of last night's meal. remnants of the city's former glory. a carpet remnant. Compare. leftovers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Things remaining. (and) all the rest idiom. balance. bastion. be left phrase. cremains. cutpiece. deposit
The remnants of something are small parts of it that are left over when the main part has disappeared or been destroyed. After twenty-four hours of fighting, the remnants of the force were fleeing. Beneath the present church were remnants of Roman flooring.
a piece of something that continues to exist when the rest of that thing has gone: the remnants of last night's meal. (Definition of remnant from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
rem· nant ˈrem-nənt. Synonyms of remnant. 1. a. : a usually small part, member, or trace remaining. b. : a small surviving group often used in plural. 2. : an unsold or unused end of piece goods. remnant. 2 of 2. adjective. : still remaining. Synonyms. Noun. balance. leavings. leftovers. odds and ends. remainder. remains. residue.
noun. /ˈremnənt/ [usually plural] a part of something that is left after the other parts have been used, removed, destroyed, etc. synonym remains. The woods are remnants of a huge forest which once covered the whole area. Many of the traditions are remnants of a time when most people worked on the land. Extra Examples.
noun. a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like. Synonyms: remains, rest, residuum, residue, remainder. a fragment or scrap. a small, unsold or unused piece of cloth, lace, etc., as at the end of a bolt. a trace; vestige: remnants of former greatness. adjective. remaining; leftover. remnant. / ˈrɛmnənt / noun.
noun. /ˈrɛmnənt/ [usually plural] a part of something that is left after the other parts have been used, removed, destroyed, etc. synonym remains The woods are remnants of a huge forest that once covered the whole area. Many of the traditions are remnants of a time when most people worked on the land. Join us.
A remnant is something that's left over, once the rest is used up. If you plan to sew a shirt using only a remnant, it might have to be a midriff shirt. The noun remnant can also be used to refer to leftover things other than cloth.
The remnants of something are small parts of it that are left over when the main part has disappeared or been destroyed.
