Remains and Refuse

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Remains noun - The portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed.

Usage example: the remains of the house ripped apart by the tornado littered the block for weeks afterward

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Refuse is a synonym for remains in remainder topic. In some cases you can use "Refuse" instead a noun "Remains".

Refuse noun - Discarded or useless material.

Usage example: refuse had littered the playground until our volunteer group cleaned it up

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Remains is a synonym for refuse in remainder topic. You can use "Remains" instead a noun "Refuse", if it concerns topics such as garbage.

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

human	human remains	human refuse
dead	dead remains	dead refuse
real	real remains	real refuse
little	little remains	little refuse
Other adjectives: crushed, few.

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