Synonyms: trace
Definition: either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
Similar words: line
Definition: something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
Usage: a washing line
Definition: a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
Similar words: drawing
Definition: a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
Usage: drawings of abstract forms; he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures
Synonyms: tincture, trace, shadow, vestige
Definition: an indication that something has been present
Usage: there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim; a tincture of condescension
Similar words: indicant, indication
Definition: something that serves to indicate or suggest
Usage: an indication of foul play; indications of strain; symptoms are the prime indicants of disease
Synonyms: trace
Definition: a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
Definition: a visible indication made on a surface
Usage: some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks; paw prints were everywhere
Definition: a suggestion of some quality
Usage: there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone; he detected a ghost of a smile on her face
Similar words: proposition, proffer, suggestion
Definition: a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
Usage: it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
Synonyms: hint, trace, suggestion
Definition: a just detectable amount
Usage: he speaks French with a trace of an accent
Similar words: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
Definition: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
Definition: read with difficulty
Usage: Can you decipher this letter?; The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs
Similar words: read
Definition: interpret something that is written or printed
Usage: read the advertisement; Have you read Salman Rushdie?
Definition: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
Usage: We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba; trace the student's progress
Similar words: study, examine, analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass
Definition: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Usage: analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare; analyze the evidence in a criminal trial; analyze your real motives
Synonyms: trace, delineate, describe, draw, line
Definition: make a mark or lines on a surface
Usage: draw a line; trace the outline of a figure in the sand
Similar words: mark
Definition: make or leave a mark on
Usage: the scouts marked the trail; ash marked the believers' foreheads
Synonyms: trace
Definition: copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
Usage: trace a design; trace a pattern
Similar words: re-create, copy
Definition: make a replica of
Usage: copy that drawing; re-create a picture by Rembrandt
Synonyms: trace
Definition: make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
Usage: The children traced along the edge of the dark forest; The women traced the pasture
Similar words: continue, proceed, go forward
Definition: move ahead; travel onward in time or space
Usage: We proceeded towards Washington; She continued in the direction of the hills; We are moving ahead in time now
Definition: pursue or chase relentlessly
Usage: The hunters traced the deer into the woods; the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
Similar words: chase, chase after, dog, tag, tail, track, trail, go after, give chase
Definition: go after with the intent to catch
Usage: The policeman chased the mugger down the alley; the dog chased the rabbit
Definition: to go back over again
Usage: we retraced the route we took last summer; trace your path
Similar words: return
Definition: go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
Usage: return to your native land; the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean
Synonyms: trace
Definition: discover traces of
Usage: She traced the circumstances of her birth
Similar words: find, notice, observe, detect, discover
Definition: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
Usage: She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water; We found traces of lead in the paint