An official who remains in office after his term; SYN. hangover.

ETYM Old Fren. remaindre, inf. Related to Remain.
Something left after other parts have been taken away; SYN. residual, residue, residuum, rest.
In British aristocracy, term that denotes those who may inherit a peerage or baronetcy. The vast majority of peerages and baronetcies are limited to inheritance by the heirs male of the body of the first peer or baronet; the title cannot be inherited by a stepson or an adopted son. Special remainders are sometimes granted to others of the family (daughters, brothers or sisters, and the heirs male of their bodies), especially to military leaders (as was done for Nelson, Kitchener, Allenby, and Mountbatten). + prikaži više

ETYM Old Fren. remanant. Related to Remnant.
That which remains; a scrap; a left-over.

ETYM French résidu, Latin residuum, from residuus that is left behind, remaining, from residere to remain behind. Related to Reside, Residuum.
Matter that remains after something has been removed.
In chemistry, a substance or mixture of substances remaining in the original container after the removal of one or more components by a separation process.
The nonvolatile substance left in a container after evaporation of liquid, the solid left behind after removal of liquid by filtration, and the substances left in a distillation flask after removal of components by distillation, are all residues.
Remainder. + prikaži više

(Homonym: wrest).
1. A state of inaction.
2. A support on which things can be put.
3. Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); SYN. eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus.

ETYM Old Eng. scrappe, from Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. Related to Scrape.
1. A small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
2. A fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.
3. A remnant; any part or piece not needed in the completion of a task.

A delicate or tender piece of anything eatable; a delicious morsel.