Definition of traces

"traces" in the noun sense

1. trace, hint, tint, suggestion

a just detectable amount

"he speaks French with a trace of an accent"

"a hint mockery in her manner"

"a tint of glamour"

2. trace, vestige, tincture, shadow

an indication that something has been present

"there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"

"a tincture of condescension"

3. touch, trace, ghost

a suggestion of some quality

"there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"

"he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"

4. tracing, trace

a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

5. trace

either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

6. trace

a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

"traces" in the verb sense

1. trace, follow

follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

"We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"

"trace the student's progress"

"trace one's ancestry"

2. trace, draw, line, describe, delineate

make a mark or lines on a surface

"draw a line"

"trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

3. trace, retrace

to go back over again

"we retraced the route we took last summer"

"trace your path"

4. hound, hunt, trace

pursue or chase relentlessly

"The hunters traced the deer into the woods"

"the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"

5. trace

discover traces of

"She traced the circumstances of her birth"

6. trace

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"

7. trace

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"

8. decipher, trace

read with difficulty

"Can you decipher this letter?"

"The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

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Quotations for traces

I own I feel traces of an old passion. [ Virgil ]

The breaking of a heart leaves no traces. [ George Sand ]

Wounds of the heart! your traces are bitter, slow to heal, and always ready to reopen. [ A. de Musset ]

We should not pass from the earth without leaving traces to carry our memory to posterity. [ Napoleon I ]

The more accurately we search into the human mind, the stronger traces we everywhere find of His wisdom who made it. [ Burke ]

traces in Scrabble®

The word traces is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

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traces in Words With Friends™

The word traces is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

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