trace
Definitions
Noun
- A just detectable amount
- An indication that something has been present
- 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
Verb
- Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- Make a mark or lines on a surface
- To go back over again
- Pursue or chase relentlessly
- Discover traces of
- Make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
- Copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
- Read with difficulty
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "trace".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trace | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | traced | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | traces | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | contraception | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | contraceptives | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | traceable | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | tracers | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | contraceptive | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | retrace | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | retraced | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | extracellularly | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | footrace | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | retracement | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | stracener | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | tracer | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | tracey | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | untraceable | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "trace".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "trace".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "trace" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trace amounts | 2 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "trace" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "trace" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 14
Fragments: 17
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 13
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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