| NOUN | substance | residue | matter that remains after something has been removed |
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| relation | residue, remainder, balance, residual, residuum, rest | something left after other parts have been taken away |
| Sounds | reh'zahduw. | |
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| Rhymes | adieu ... voodoo: 22 rhymes with duw... | |
| Meaning | Matter that remains after something has been removed. | |
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| Narrower | ash | The residue that remains when something is burned |
| cottonseed cake, cotton cake | The solid matter remaining after oil has been pressed from cottonseeds | |
| dottle | The residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking | |
| greaves, crackling | The residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered | |
| Broader | matter | That which has mass and occupies space |
| Spanish | residuo | |
| Adjectives | residual, residuary | relating to or indicating a remainder |
| Meaning | Something left after other parts have been taken away. | |
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| Synonyms | remainder, balance, residual, residuum, rest | |
| Narrower | leftover, remnant | A small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists |
| Broader | part, portion, component part, component, constituent | Something determined in relation to something that includes it |
| Spanish | remanente, residuo, restante, resto, sobra | |
| Catalan | residu, resta, restant, romanalla, romanent | |
| Adjectives | residual, residuary | relating to or indicating a remainder |
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