Relic: alternatives and connections

A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gu…

Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserv…

That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part ha…

Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when "returned to dust" by natural decay.

A process of asexual reproduction, in which a new organism or cell is formed by a protrusion of a portion of the animal or vegetable o…

a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered

Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.

The state or process of being consumed, wasted, or diminished; waste; diminution; loss; decay.

Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution…

The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.

That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap; as, odds and ends.

The fossil shells and other remains which animals have left in the strata of the earth.

Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.

The white, albuminous mass remaining after washing lean beef or other meat with water until all coloring matter is removed; the fibrou…

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not…

To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece.

Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; as, the left-hand side; the left-hand road.

The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.