trace


Meanings

  • a just detectable amount;
    • "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
  • an indication that something has been present;
    • "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
  • a suggestion of some quality;
  • a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
  • 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
  • follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something;
    • "trace the student's progress"
  • make a mark or lines on a surface;
    • "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
  • to go back over again;
    • "we retraced the route we took last summer"
    • "trace your path"
  • pursue or chase relentlessly;
    • "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"
  • discover traces of;
    • "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • read with difficulty;
    • "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
  • TRACE v TRACED, TRACING, TRACES to follow the course of


Scrabble Score: 7

trace is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

trace is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

trace is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

trace is a valid Words With Friends word