All remain synonyms
reΒ·main
R r verb remain
- life β the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- hold the phone β not hang up
- occupy β to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- brazes β to unite (metal objects) at high temperatures by applying any of various nonferrous solders.
- wear β to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
- live in β Also, sleep-in. residing at the place of one's employment: a live-in maid.
- glueing β Present participle of glue; obsolete spelling of gluing.
- lodge β Henry Cabot, 1850β1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893β1924.
- beetle β A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- lie in wait β to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- idled β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- cleave β To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
- outwear β to wear or last longer than; outlast: a well-made product that outwears its competition.
- hang out β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- wait β to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- dwell β to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- hang in β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hover β to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
- in-grain β to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
- live on β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- hold true β If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances.
- go all the way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- imbed β embed.
- live β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- lie low β situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- outstay β to stay longer than.
- beetling β a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- imbedded β embed.
- get with it β (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- gluing β a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- make headway β forward movement; progress in a forward direction: The ship's headway was slowed by the storm.
- lasted β to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
- bide β to continue in a certain place or state; stay
- make a comeback β popular again
- hards β not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- hang on β the way in which a thing hangs.
- adhere β If you adhere to an opinion or belief, you support or hold it.
- filibustering β Present participle of filibuster.
- be β You use be with a present participle to form the continuous tenses of verbs.
- lose time β delay, fail to act
- bide one's time β to wait patiently for an opportunity
- imbedding β embedding.
- outlast β to endure or last longer than: The pyramids outlasted the civilization that built them.
- get through β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- live out β residing away from the place of one's employment: a live-out cook.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- carry through β If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.