trace
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3.3
- noun
- /treɪs/
- After searching the area thoroughly, they only found a faint trace of the missing hiker's presence.
- trace amounts
- trace elements
- trace metals
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Watch on YouTubeAnd within three weeks they were having difficulty finding any trace of cancer in my body.
- And within three weeks they were having difficulty finding any trace of cancer in my body.
- But maybe the single most lasting trace of the Viking Age is Kiev, right?
- There was no trace whatsoever of the Leatherman's body.
- So this foam cleanser really removes every trace of makeup.
- There's no memory, no traces still has to come right.
- Although we could have found traces of it in some remote locations.
- So we're going to find that there are like traces of some of these, right?
- Everybody was shooting with the see the traces, traces going.
Examples
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I mean, there was still no trace of her anywhere.
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No one has ever found a trace of Noonan Earhart or her Elektra.
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However, neither such a source nor many traces of a campaign have been found.
Academic text (1999) -
What about the traces of radiation?
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Her hair was coal black, and there was a trace of it above her full lips.
Fiction book (1991) -
They did find a trace of the stuff in there.
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He left fresh traces behind.
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His workers began to abandon him when many of their fellow workers reportedly disappeared without a trace.
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Our temperament is the thing that will die with us, leaving traces only in the best work.
Academic text (2015) -
An old man appears on stage with traces of worry on his wrinkled face.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
473
1.0
A visible line, spot, scratch, or stain on a surface
419
5.8
A feeling that something is less noticeable because of someone or something else
176
5.0
A piece of evidence that helps solve a crime or problem
138
1.8
A small amount of something that you can notice
111
1.5
A very small amount of something you can taste, see, or feel
110
1.4
A visible sign left where a person or animal has passed
67
6.1
A faint memory or feeling from the past that affects you
57
3.5
A small sign that something is there
25
4.5
A lasting sign that someone or something was once present and had an effect
20
8.4
A small part that remains from something that once existed
1
3.6
A small amount of a feeling, like sadness or excitement
1
7.7
A small amount of a color or feeling that is easy to miss
Compounds
- Specialized
7
4.4
A very small amount of a metal or mineral the body needs to stay healthy
- Specialized
1
6.7
A recorded list of a computer program's memory use to help find errors
- Specialized
1
6.7
A way to find tiny amounts of explosives on bags using a cloth and a machine
- Specialized
1
5.4
A device that checks for tiny amounts of explosives at security checkpoints
- Specialized
1
5.2
A tool that shows each step a computer program takes while it runs to find errors
- Specialized
A device that finds very small amounts of chemicals in air, water or on surfaces
- Specialized
A type of fortress design with many triangular outer walls that let defenders' guns cover each other
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trace comes from the Latin root trahere 'to pull' and passed through Old French as a word for a 'track' or mark left behind. So a trace is a small sign or mark that shows something was once there.