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trace
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- pronunciation:
- treIs
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a very small amount of something.
There was a trace of smoke in the air.The police detective found a trace of lipstick on the glass.- similar words:
- bit, dash, particle, shadow
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adjective + (n.)trace
chemical, faint, minute, slight, visible
verb + (n.)trace
bear, bore, contain, detect, disappear, eliminate, erase, find, leave, remove, search, wipe
noun + (n.)trace
calorie, concentration, gram, leave, lipstick, memory
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
traces, tracing, traced |
| definition: |
to copy by following the lines of something as seen through a thin sheet of paper.
He traced the complicated drawing.- similar words:
- copy, draw, reproduce
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| related words: |
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(v.)trace
+ adverb
back, backward
(v.)trace
+ noun
ancestor,
circle,
connection,
curve,
development,
diagram,
drawing,
element,
fat,
fiber,
finger,
history,
infection,
influence,
line,
mineral,
movement,
origin,
outline,
path,
pattern,
protein,
root,
route,
scar,
shape,
shift,
source,
trail,
vein
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| derivations: |
traceable (adj.), traceless (adj.), tracelessly (adv.), traceability (n.) |
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