Fossil+remains
31remains — Synonyms and related words: account, afterglow, afterimage, ancient manuscript, annals, antique, antiquity, archaism, artifact, ashes, balance, body, bones, butt, butt end, cadaver, candle ends, carcass, carrion, catalog, cave painting, chaff,… …
32fossil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. relic, petrification; fogy. See oldness, age. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. remains, organic remains, reconstruction, specimen, skeleton, relic, impression, imprint, trace, petrified deposit, petrifaction.… …
33fossil fuel — noun Date: 1835 a fuel (as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains • fossil fueled adjective …
34fossil — noun Fossil is used before these nouns: ↑find, ↑fuel, ↑record, ↑remains …
35fossil — [[t]fɒ̱s(ə)l[/t]] fossils N COUNT A fossil is the hard remains of a prehistoric animal or plant that are found inside a rock …
36fossil — fos·sil || fÉ‘sl / fÉ’sl n. prehistoric plant or animal remains which have been preserved in the Earth s crust; old fashioned person, something old and outdated adj. of or pertaining to a fossil; of or pertaining to a prehistoric age; old,… …
37Fossil fuel — An energy source formed in the Earth s crust from decayed organic material. The common fossil fuels are petroleum, coal, and natural gas. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary *** Oil, coal, natural gas …
38remains — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. corpse, cadaver, relics, fossil; see body 2 . See Synonym Study at body . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. What remains after a part has been used or subtracted: balance, leavings, leftover, remainder, remnant, residue,… …
39fossil — n 1. remains, reliquiae, relics, bones, skeleton; petrified remains, petrifaction, Archaic. lapidifi cation; part, piece, surviving trace, impression, footprint, track, spoor. 2.Inf. fogy, Inf. fuddy duddy. See fogy …
40fossil — noun a) The mineralized remains of an animal or plant. b) Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically produced chemicals …
