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trace
Other forms: traces; traced; tracing
A trace of something is just a hint or suggestion of it, a very small amount left behind — like the sad cookie crumbs at the bottom of an empty cookie jar.
There are more meanings we can trace to this word trace. As a verb, trace means to follow the course or trail of something, sometimes even chasing or hunting it. It also means to draw or sketch over a picture on translucent "tracing paper." So you could say that Sherlock Holmes traced criminals throughout London, following even the smallest traces of evidence and tracing copies of the villain's notes for his files.
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an indication that something has been present
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a just detectable amount“he speaks French with a trace of an accent”
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hint, suggestion
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spark
a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
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small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
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spark
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a suggestion of some quality
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tang
a suggestion of some quality
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proffer, proposition, suggestion
a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
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tang
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follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something“trace the student's progress”
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follow
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follow, keep abreast, keep up
keep informed
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follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over
follow with the eyes or the mind
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follow, keep abreast, keep up
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discover traces of
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read with difficulty
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a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
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make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along“The children traced along the edge of the dark forest”“The women traced the pasture”
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continue, go forward, proceed
move ahead; travel onward in time or space
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continue, go forward, proceed
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go back over again
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pursue or chase relentlessly
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a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
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make a mark or lines on a surface“trace the outline of a figure in the sand”
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draw
engage in drawing
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draw
represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
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construct
draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
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inscribe
draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
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circumscribe
draw a line around
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circumscribe
draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
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write
mark or trace on a surface
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dot
make a dot or dots
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stenograph
write in shorthand
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calligraph
write beautifully and ornamentally
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cross
trace a line through or across
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superscribe
write on the outside or upper part of
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superscribe
write on the top or outside
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capitalise, capitalize
write in capital letters
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letter
mark letters on or mark with letters
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print
write as if with print; not cursive
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scrawl, scribble
write carelessly
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copy
copy down as is
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impress, print
reproduce by printing
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mark
make or leave a mark on
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draw
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copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
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either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
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line
something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
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line
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Vocabulary lists containing trace
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