| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | masonry mass |
| Synonyms: | arch end, bridge end, end piece, jutting piece, support, vault end |
| Main Entry: | remnant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leftover part |
| Synonyms: | balance, bit, dregs, dross, end, end piece, excess, fragment, hangover, heel, leavings, lees, leftovers, odds and ends, orts, part, particle, piece, portion, remainder, remains, residual, residue, residuum, rest, rump, scrap, shred, strip, surplus, survival, vestige |
| Notes: | remainder is a general word for what is left over, while residue (and residuum) is the remains at the end of a process; remnant is a part left after the greater part has been removed |
| Antonyms: | whole |
| Main Entry: | swan song |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | final performance |
| Synonyms: | adieu, climax, closer, coda, conclusion, crowning achievement, crowning glory, culmination, dying words, end piece, envoi, epilogue, famous last words, farewell, farewell performance, final appearance, final appearance or performance, final gesture, finis, goodbye, last act, last hurrah, last shot, last words, parting song, peroration, windup |
| Main Entry: | remnant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
cast off, exceeding, forby, left, left behind, leftover, net, odd, outlying, outstanding, over and above, remaining, remanent, residual, residuary, sedimentary, superfluous, surviving, unconsumed
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