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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REMA'INING, ppr. Continuing; resting; abiding for an indefinite time; being left after separation and removal of a part, or after loss or destruction, or after a part is passed, as of time.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" [syn: leftover, left over, left, odd, remaining, unexpended]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Remain Re*main" (r?-m?n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Remained (-m?nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Remaining.] [OF. remaindre, remanoir, L. remanere; pref. re- re- + manere to stay, remain. See Mansion, and cf. Remainder, Remnant.] 1. 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. Gather up the fragments that remain. --John vi. 12. Of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. --1 Cor. xv. 6. That . . . remains to be proved. --Locke. 2. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last. Remain a widow at thy father's house. --Gen. xxxviii. 11. Childless thou art; childless remain. --Milton. Syn: To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; dwell; abide; last; endure.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The remaining things or people out of a group are the things or people that still exist, are still present, or have not yet been dealt with. The three parties will meet next month to work out remaining differences... ADJ: ADJ n 2. see also remain

Moby Thesaurus

abiding, age-long, aged, ancient, antique, as a bonus, changeless, chronic, commorant, constant, continuing, continuous, diuturnal, durable, dwelling, enduring, evergreen, extant, extra, firm, fixed, for lagniappe, frozen, hardy, immobile, immutable, in residence, indefatigable, intact, intransient, inveterate, inviolate, lasting, left, leftover, living, living in, lodging, long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing, long-term, longeval, longevous, macrobiotic, net, odd, of long duration, of long standing, outstanding, over, over and above, overplus, perdurable, perduring, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, persisting, quiescent, remanent, resident, residentiary, residing, residual, rigid, sempervirent, solid, spare, stable, static, stationary, staying, steadfast, steady, sticking, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, surviving, sustained, to spare, torpid, tough, unaltered, unceasing, unchangeable, unchanged, unchanging, unchecked, unconsumed, undestroyed, undying, uneaten, unfading, unfailing, unremitting, unshifting, unused, unvaried, unvarying, vital