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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result of heavy drinking |
| Synonyms: | DTs, aftereffect, big head, delirium tremens, drunkenness, headache, morning after, shakes, under the weather, willies, withdrawal |
| Antonyms: | sobriety |
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| Main Entry: | remainder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | balance, residue |
| Synonyms: | bottom of barrel, butt, carry-over, detritus, dregs, excess, fragment, garbage, hangover, heel, junk, leavings, leftover, obverse, oddment, odds and ends, overplus, refuse, relic, remains, remnant, residuum, rest, ruins, salvage, scrap, stump, surplus, trace, vestige, waste, wreck, wreckage |
| 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: | base, core |
| 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 |
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| Main Entry: | remnant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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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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| Concept: | [Thing remaining] Remainder. |
| Category: | 3. CONJUNCTIVE QUANTITY |
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-nouns
remainder, residue; remains, remanet, remnant, rest, relic; leavings, heeltap, odds and ends, cheeseparings, candle ends, orts; residuum; dregs (dirt); refuse (useless); stubble, result, educt; fag-end; ruins, wreck, skeleton, stump; alluvium., surplus, overplus, excess; balance, complement; superplus, surplusage; superfluity (redundance); survival, survivance.
-verbs
remain; be left; exceed, survive; leave.
-adjectives
remaining, left; left behind left over; residual, residuary; over, odd; unconsumed, sedimentary; surviving; net; exceeding, over and above; outlying, outstanding; cast off; superfluous (redundant).
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