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Überrest — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • detritus noun Pieces of rock broken off by ice, 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 mark left on the earth by a foot.

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

  1. noun Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
  2. noun Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
  3. noun Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
  4. noun Rock consisting of accumulated debris from decayed rocks, like sand, that often is joined by cement.

remain — full definition

  1. verb To stay in the same place, condition, or state without changing.
  2. verb To be left over after everything else has been used, removed, or dealt with.

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