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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | situation following an event, occurrence |
| Synonyms: | after-effects, causatum, chain reaction, consequences, end, eventuality, flak, impact, issue, outcome, payoff, remainder, residual, residuum, results, upshot, waves |
| 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: | residue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leftover part |
| Synonyms: | balance, debris, dregs, dross, excess, extra, garbage, heel, junk, leavings, leftovers, orts, parings, remainder, remains, remnant, residual, residuum, rest, scourings, scraps, scum, sewage, shavings, silt, slag, surplus, trash |
| 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: | sediment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | solid residue from liquid solution |
| Synonyms: | debris, deposit, dregs, dross, gook, grounds, gunk, lees, matter, powder, precipitate, precipitation, residuum, settling, silt, slag, solids, trash, waste |
| Antonyms: | whole |
| Main Entry: | consequences |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result |
| Synonyms: | consecution, contrecoup, corollary, emanation, importance, ramification, residual, residue, residuum, sequela, weight |
| Antonyms: | causes |
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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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