remains vs clay

remains and clay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
remains	Yes	No	No	No
clay	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, remains and clay are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of remains include cadaver, corpse, stiff.

remains (noun)	clay (noun)
the dead body of a human being	the dead body of a human being
any object that is left unused or still extant	a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
a relic that has been excavated from the soil	water soaked soil; soft wet earth