trace

Pronunciation: US [treɪs] UK [treɪs]

n.Trace; tracks; tracks; tracks
v.Tracking back; find; tracing
WebTrack sets the package tracking

Synonyms

Antonyms

define delineate silhouette sketch outline

Definitions in English

n.

1.

a slight sign that someone has been present or that something has happened

2.

a very small amount of a substance, especially when it is too small to see clearly or measure accurately; a slight sign of an emotion

3.

a pattern that a machine makes on a screen or piece of paper when it is recording an electrical signal

4.

a process for finding the origin of something, for example who made a telephone call or what has caused a problem

v.

1.

to find someone or something that you are looking for by asking questions and getting information; to discover the origin of something or how it developed

2.

to describe what happened in a long process or series of events

3.

to copy an image by putting transparent paper on top and following the lines with your pencil; to move your finger, lips, etc. along something

Other Forms

Idioms

kick over the traces

Example Sentences

'No footsteps, you say?' 'The ground was iron hard, sir. There were no traces.'
Source: Conan Doyle
I knew a wagon trace that winds off from the main Jonesboro road.
Source: M. Mitchell
The four wagons..were ready, waiting, the mules stamping..in their traces.
Source: W. Styron
The hounds traced him along the east side of the village.
Source: A. MacLean
The police..traced bloodstained footsteps across the road.
Source: F. Smyth

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Rearrange English Word: trace
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Based on trace, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
a - acert
d - carate
e - crated
h - redact
k - traced
l - cerate
n - create
o - ecarte
p - rachet
r - racket
s - tacker
u - claret
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English words starting with trace :
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English words that contain trace :
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English words ending with trace :
footrace mistrace outrace postrace retrace trace