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Words with a similar base: retrace, trace

'trace'

[trace.n.01] as in: a just detectable amount

Examples:
he speaks French with a trace of an accent

'trace'

[trace.n.02] as in: an indication that something has been present

Examples:
there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
a tincture of condescension

'trace'

[touch.n.03] as in: a suggestion of some quality

Examples:
there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
he detected a ghost of a smile on her face

'trace'

[tracing.n.02] as in: a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

'trace'

[trace.n.05] as in: either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

'trace'

[trace.n.06] as in: a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

'trace'

[trace.v.01] as in: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

Examples:
We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba
trace the student's progress

'trace'

[trace.v.02] as in: make a mark or lines on a surface

Examples:
draw a line
trace the outline of a figure in the sand

'trace'

[trace.v.03] as in: to go back over again

Examples:
we retraced the route we took last summer
trace your path

'trace'

[hound.v.01] as in: pursue or chase relentlessly

Examples:
The hunters traced the deer into the woods
the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him

'trace'

[trace.v.05] as in: discover traces of

Examples:
She traced the circumstances of her birth

'trace'

[trace.v.06] as in: make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along

Examples:
The children traced along the edge of the dark forest
The women traced the pasture

'trace'

[trace.v.07] as in: copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of

Examples:
trace a design
trace a pattern

'trace'

[decipher.v.02] as in: read with difficulty

Examples:
Can you decipher this letter?
The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs