Dictionary Check: trace

"trace" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points
Words with Friends 8 points

Definition

noun

a just detectable amount

Example: "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
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an indication that something has been present

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

a suggestion of some quality

Example: "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"
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noun

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

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noun

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

noun

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

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