Definition of Trace

Noun

• a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
  
• either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
  
• a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
  tracing
• a suggestion of some quality
  "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"
  "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
  touch ghost
• an indication that something has been present
  "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
  "a tincture of condescension"
  vestige tincture shadow
• a just detectable amount
  "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
  hint suggestion

Verb

• read with difficulty
  "Can you decipher this letter?"
  "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
  decipher
• 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"
  
• 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"
  
• discover traces of
  "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
  
• pursue or chase relentlessly
  "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"
  "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
  hound hunt
• to go back over again
  "we retraced the route we took last summer"
  "trace your path"
  retrace
• make a mark or lines on a surface
  "draw a line"
  "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
  draw line describe delineate
• follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
  "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"
  "trace the student's progress"
  follow

Word games points for the Trace

• Scrabble® score of the trace (7)
• Word Chums® score of the trace (10)
• Words With Friends® score of the trace (8)

Unscramble trace

47 unscramble word found using the letters trace.

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