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English to English noun
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a just detectable amount |
• he speaks French with a trace of an accent
source: wordnet30
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an indication that something has been present |
• there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
• a tincture of condescension
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a suggestion of some quality |
• there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
• he detected a ghost of a smile on her face
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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 | source: wordnet30
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either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree | source: wordnet30
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a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle | source: wordnet30
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One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug. | source: webster1913
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A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace. | source: webster1913
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A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, esp. from one plane to another; specif., such a piece in an organ-stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider. | source: webster1913 verb
| 10 |
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something |
• We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba
• trace the student's progress
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make a mark or lines on a surface |
• draw a line
• trace the outline of a figure in the sand
source: wordnet30 Example:
• we retraced the route we took last summer
• trace your path
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pursue or chase relentlessly |
• The hunters traced the deer into the woods
• the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
source: wordnet30 Example:
• She traced the circumstances of her birth
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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
source: wordnet30
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copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of |
• trace a design
• trace a pattern
source: wordnet30 Example:
• Can you decipher this letter?
• The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs
source: wordnet30
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To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially, to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced drawing. | source: webster1913
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To walk; to go; to travel. | source: webster1913
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