Definitions
There are 14 meanings of the word
Trace.
How to pronounce trace:
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Trace - as a noun
A just detectable amount
Example: "He speaks french with a trace of an accent"
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An indication that something has been present
Example: "There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
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A suggestion of some quality
Example: "There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"
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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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Either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
A visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
Trace - as a verb
Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
Example: "We must follow closely the economic development is cuba"
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Make a mark or lines on a surface
Example: "Draw a line"
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To go back over again
Example: "We retraced the route we took last summer"
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Pursue or chase relentlessly
Example: "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"
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Discover traces of
Example: "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
Make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
Example: "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"
Copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
Example: "Trace a design"
Example Sentences
"The detective followed the trace of footprints to solve the case."
"There was a trace of sadness in her eyes."
"They found a trace of blood at the crime scene."
"The artist's sketches revealed a delicate trace of emotion."
"The scientist discovered a small trace of radioactive material."
Word Game Points
Is TRACE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, trace is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
TRACE has a SCRABBLE points total of 7.
Is TRACE a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, trace is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordTRACE has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 8.
Is TRACE a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, trace is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordTRACE has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.
Word Variations & Relations
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Words
- canter
- carpet
- cartel
- carter
- caster
- cather
- cerate
- claret
- crater
- create
- cretan
- curate
- ecarte
- nectar
- rachet
- racket
- recant
- recast
- redact
- tacker
- thrace
- tracer
- trance
- acater
- acture
- acuter
- arrect
- carate
- carets
- carnet
- carted
- cartes
- caters
- cauter
- centra
- charet
- coater
- crated
- crates
- creant
- cresta
- mercat
- preact
- reacts
- recoat
- retack
- tanrec
- tarcel
- traced
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