Überrest — meaning in English
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English meaning
- detritus noun Small pieces of rock that have broken away because of ice, a glacier, or erosion.
- remain verb To stay in the same place, condition, or state without changing.
- remains noun The parts of something that are left after most of it has gone or been destroyed.
- remnant noun A small remaining piece or amount of something bigger that once existed.
- residue noun A small amount of something that remains after the main part has been used, removed, or processed.
- survival noun The act or fact of staying alive, especially through danger or difficulty.
- vestige noun A footprint left in the ground.
Senses
Überrest is used for these senses in English:
- detritus (by extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
- remains The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
- remnant The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
- residue Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
- survival (anthropology) A custom or belief that persists in folklore from earlier times, when the rationale behind it is forgotten.
- vestige (by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
detritus — full definition
- noun Small pieces of rock that have broken away because of ice, a glacier, or erosion.
- noun Waste matter left over from plants or animals that are rotting away.
- noun Loose bits and pieces left over from something that has broken down.
- noun A type of rock made from small bits of older rock, such as sand, pressed and stuck together.
remain — full definition
- verb To stay in the same place, condition, or state without changing.
- verb To be left over after everything else has been used, removed, or dealt with.
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