Collocations with "remains"

18 collocations found

archaeological remains

The parts of ancient objects, buildings, or bodies that have survived.

archaeological8.0
earthly remains

A formal or literary term for a person's dead body.

earthly7.0
prehistoric remains

the parts of ancient organisms (bones, fossils) or structures left over from the prehistoric period

prehistoric7.0
smoldering remains

A general term for what is left after a fire.

smoldering7.0
cremated remains

refers to the ashes of a deceased person after cremation

cremated6.8
fossil remains

The preserved parts of a prehistoric organism, such as bones or imprints.

fossil6.5
human remains

The body of a person who has died.

human6.5
smouldering remains

Refers to what is left after a large fire, still burning slightly.

smouldering6.2
tattered remains

the last torn pieces of something that has been destroyed

tattered6.0
mangled remains

often used when the body is incomplete or badly damaged, common in official reports

mangled5.8
abundant remains

a large quantity of parts or traces of something from the past

abundant5.5
burned5.5
skeletal remains

The bones of a deceased person or animal, often found in archaeological or forensic contexts.

skeletal5.5
fragmentary remains

refers to the incomplete parts of something that has been destroyed or has disappeared over time

fragmentary5.0
burned-out remains

the parts of something that are left after it has been destroyed by fire

burned-out4.5
fossilized remains

physical remnants of ancient life preserved in rock

fossilized4.5
existing remains

the parts of something that are left after the rest has been destroyed or has disappeared

existing4.1
inter remains

to bury the remains of a deceased person, typically with a formal ceremony

inter3.0