Definition of traces

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  • traces is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • traces is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
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Definition of traces

  • to go back over again (verb)

    Examples

    1. we retraced the route we took last summer
    2. trace your path

    Synonyms

    1. retrace
  • a suggestion of some quality (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. ghost
    2. touch
  • a just detectable amount (noun)

    Examples

    1. he speaks French with a trace of an accent

    Synonyms

    1. hint
    2. suggestion
    3. tint
  • make a mark or lines on a surface (verb)

    Examples

    1. trace the outline of a figure in the sand

    Synonyms

    1. delineate
    2. describe
    3. draw
    4. line
  • pursue or chase relentlessly (verb)

    Examples

    1. The hunters traced the deer into the woods

    Synonyms

    1. hound
    2. hunt
  • an indication that something has been present (noun)

    Examples

    1. there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim

    Synonyms

    1. shadow
    2. tincture
    3. vestige
  • follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something (verb)

    Examples

    1. trace the student's progress
    2. trace one's ancestry

    Synonyms

    1. follow
  • read with difficulty (verb)

    Examples

    1. The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs

    Synonyms

    1. decipher
  • a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. tracing
  • a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle (noun)
  • copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of (verb)

    Examples

    1. trace a design
    2. trace a pattern
  • discover traces of (verb)

    Examples

    1. She traced the circumstances of her birth
  • either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree (noun)
  • make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along (verb)

    Examples

    1. The children traced along the edge of the dark forest
    2. The women traced the pasture

See definition of traces in Merriam Webster