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- pronunciation:
- treIs
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a visible mark or evidence of a past event or of something having been present.
The teenagers tried to remove all traces of their party.Traces of a fire could be seen in the fireplace.They searched for any traces of dinosaurs having lived in the region.- synonyms:
- evidence, indication, remnant, sign, vestige
- similar words:
- ghost, lead, mark, record, remains, semblance, track, trail
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definition 2: |
an extremely small or negligible amount of something.
There was still a trace of lipstick on the glass.Analysis of the water sample showed traces of mercury.There was only a trace of snow, and the skiing had to be called off.- synonyms:
- hint, shade, soupçon, suggestion, tincture, tinge, touch
- similar words:
- bit, crumb, dash, glimmer, grain, jot, kiss, modicum, note, particle, pinch, remnant, shadow, shred, smack, smidgen, suspicion, whisper
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definition 3: |
a track left by an animal or person.
The hound followed the trace made by the fox.- synonyms:
- track, trail
- similar words:
- footprints, mark, spoor
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definition 4: |
a sketch or drawing.
- synonyms:
- drawing, outline, sketch
- similar words:
- tracing
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related words: |
catch, dab, drop, gleam, impression, infinitesimal, lick, tang, tint, touch, wake |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
traces, tracing, traced |
definition 1: |
to follow the track or trail of.
We traced the footprints back to the cabin.- synonyms:
- track, trail
- similar words:
- chase, follow, hunt, tail
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definition 2: |
to discover through investigation.
The police were able to trace the missing child.- synonyms:
- find, search out
- similar words:
- detect, discover, ferret out, hunt down, unearth
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definition 3: |
to follow the history or development of through various stages.
She traced her family tree through three centuries.- similar words:
- explore, follow, investigate, research
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definition 4: |
to outline; draw; sketch.
- synonyms:
- draw, outline, sketch
- similar words:
- delineate, depict, portray, represent
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definition 5: |
to duplicate by following the lines on an original as seen through a sheet of transparent paper.
The child couldn't draw a lion herself, so she found a picture of one and traced it.- similar words:
- copy, draw, duplicate, reproduce
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related words: |
describe, figure, line, picture, pursue, run down, scent |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to make one's way by following a path or track.
- synonyms:
- track
- similar words:
- advance, course, progress, walk
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definition 2: |
to go back in time; have origins.
- synonyms:
- derive
- similar words:
- arise, date, descend, originate, stem
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derivations: |
traceable (adj.), traceless (adj.), tracelessly (adv.), traceability (n.) |
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