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Trace

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Definitions for Trace

noun
a just detectable amount
Synonyms
hint tint suggestion
Examples
  1. he speaks French with a trace of an accent
  2. a hint mockery in her manner
  3. a tint of glamour
noun
an indication that something has been present
Synonyms
vestige tincture shadow
Examples
  1. there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
  2. a tincture of condescension
noun
a suggestion of some quality
Synonyms
touch ghost
Examples
  1. there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
  2. he detected a ghost of a smile on her face
noun
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
Synonyms
tracing
noun
either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
noun
a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
verb
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
Synonyms
follow
Examples
  1. We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba
  2. trace the student's progress
  3. trace one's ancestry
verb
make a mark or lines on a surface
Synonyms
draw line describe delineate
Examples
  1. draw a line
  2. trace the outline of a figure in the sand
verb
to go back over again
Synonyms
retrace
Examples
  1. we retraced the route we took last summer
  2. trace your path
verb
pursue or chase relentlessly
Synonyms
hound hunt
Examples
  1. The hunters traced the deer into the woods
  2. the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
verb
discover traces of
Examples
  1. She traced the circumstances of her birth
verb
make one's course or travel along a path
Examples
  1. travel or pass over, around, or along
  2. The children traced along the edge of the dark forest
  3. The women traced the pasture
verb
copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it
Examples
  1. make a tracing of
  2. trace a design
  3. trace a pattern
verb
read with difficulty
Synonyms
decipher
Examples
  1. Can you decipher this letter?
  2. The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs

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